title: Free alcohol use and consequences: gender differences among undergraduates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine gender differences in obtaining free alcohol, high-risk drinking, and consequences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Web-based surveys were administered annually (2003-2005) to random samples of undergraduates (N=10,729).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender, race, age under 21, sorority/fraternity  membership, lower disposable income, and relationship status were significant predictors of obtaining free alcohol. Frequent obtainers had greater odds of heavy episodic drinking and consequences compared to infrequent obtainers. Females were less likely to report heavy episodic drinking;  however, frequently obtaining females were more likely to report heavy episodic drinking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Approximately 25% of undergraduates frequently obtained free alcohol. Females obtained more often, had higher odds of high-risk drinking, and experienced fewer consequences compared  to males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. kwagoner@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Kimberly G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Wagoner
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blocker
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sutfin
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*