title: Alcohol consumption in relation to residence status and ethnicity in college students.
abstract: The present study examined the roles of gender, ethnicity, and residence status in an ethnically diverse sample of undergraduate students who completed the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey. Gender, ethnicity, and residential status were associated with likelihood of binge drinking among students who reported consuming alcohol (non-Hispanic). White students were more likely to report using alcohol than Black students and Asian students. Ethnicity moderated the effects of both residence status and gender on alcohol consumption. Living with one's parents was associated with a lower likelihood of reported alcohol use among Hispanic students, but not among (non-Hispanic) White students. Hispanic women were more likely to report using alcohol than were Hispanic men, but no gender difference in likelihood of alcohol consumption was found among (non-Hispanic) White students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. John's University.
authors.forename: Eleanora E T
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Cacciola
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. John's University.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nevid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College / Q000208:ethnology*; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult