ERIC Number: ED379041
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995-Mar
Pages: 44
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A Report on the Atitudes and Behaviors of Sauk Valley Community College Students Regarding Alcohol, Sex, and Exercise.
Ferranto, Michael D.
A stratified random sample of 538 students at Sauk Valley Community College in Illinois were surveyed in class about their attitudes and behaviors regarding alcohol, sex, and exercise. Study findings included the following: (1) one-half of the respondents indicated that they never read the student newspaper, and 22% that they rarely read it; (2) talking with a friend was the preferred method of getting information about alcohol and sex for single students; (3) 21.1% of the students felt that drinking was never a good thing; 30% felt that drinking was "OK," but a person should never get "wasted", and 42.5% felt that an occasional "drunk" was OK as long as it does not interfere with responsibilities; (4) 27% of the male respondents reported consuming 10 or more drinks at parties, compared to 4% of the female respondents; (5) 24% of respondents under the age of 18 admitted to mixing alcohol and other drugs, and 32.7% of the males admitted to the same; (6) 58.5% of males and 39.3% of females had driven while intoxicated; (7) 81% of the respondents reported that they had engaged in sexual intercourse, and 31% reported having had multiple partners in the past year; (8) although many respondents, especially the younger ones, indicated that they were quite active sexually, many of them were of the opinion that other students were more active than they; (9) less than 1% of the respondents reported having contracted a sexually transmitted disease; (10) 9% of the 18-20 year olds reported having experienced an unwanted pregnancy; (11) of the single respondents who had sexual intercourse at least once in the past 30 days, 38% never used a condom; (12) 76% of the students exercised, with the norm being 3 hours a week; (13) older respondents and females were more likely to consider themselves overweight; and (14) 93% of the respondents expressed some interest in a fitness center on campus, and 57% were willing to pay for using one. The survey instrument is appended. (KP)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Sauk Valley Community Coll., Dixon, IL.
Identifiers: Sauk Valley Community College IL


