How Much Do You Know

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What is the difference in the number of times per month that MCC first year males and females report drinking?

Males drink twice as often as females per month. Males and females drink about the same amount of times per month. Females drink more often than males per month.

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Males and females drink about the same amount of times per month.

First Year Students at MCC in 2012	Males	Females
How many times drank per month	2.3 times	2.12 times
Who drank (at whatever amount per occasion)	57.5%	56.5%
Drinks per occasion in one month	4.22 drinks	2.71 drinks

Similar to trends observed nationally, the difference between male and femalel drinking patterns continues to decline. In fact, unlike at the turn of the century, in 2009-10, there was NO statistically significant difference between the percentage of first year males and females who chose to drink. However, there was a slight difference between the average number of drinks per occasion, with females drinking half as many drinks as males in one sitting. When asked, first year students frequently over-estimated the number of times their peers drink alcohol. It is important to note that on average, students reported drinking alcohol on six or fewer days per month.

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First year male students report engaging in occasional* binge drinking at much higher rates than first year female students at MCC. *Occasional is defined as 2 or fewer times in the last 2 weeks.

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False

First Year Students at MCC in 2009-2010	Males	Females
Occasional binge drinking (2 or fewer times in the last 2 weeks)	4.5%	3.4%
Frequent binge drinking (3 or more times in the last 2 weeks)	4.1%	6.9%

In 2013, occasional binge drinking was almost the same for first year males and females. This information again shows that the gap between male and female drinking behavior is narrowing in some regards. Males continue to report slightly higher rates of frequent binge drinking than females. Regardless, it is important to emphasize in your conversations with your sons and daughters that the overwhelming majority of first year students didn't binge drink in the previous two weeks (91%males; 90% females).

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Engaging in meaningful volunteer activities will ________________ the likelihood of high-risk drinking.

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Decrease

Research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that student commitment to volunteering over a 30-day period was positively correlated with reduced levels of high-risk drinking as well with primary and secondary harms.

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Students who were involved in sports during high school are less likely to engage in high-risk drinking at college.

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False

While it's unclear why, the fact remains that students who were athletes in high school are more likely to drink in high-risk ways at college.

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Which of the following is the most commonly reported impact of drinking at a Nebraska post-secondary institutions?

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Do something one regrets.

Results of Drinking
Missed a class	Got behind in school work	Did something you regretted	Forgot where you were/what you did	Engaged in unplanned sexual activity	Got into trouble with campus or local police	Got hurt or injured
19.9%	19.1%	34.3%	16.4%	15.6%	9.1%	8.3%

It's important to talk to your sons and daughters about some of the problems that can result from drinking. Talk to them about how drinking can put them at risk - legally, physically, academically, and/or socially.

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Drinking is allowed at MCC in which of the following places? Choose all that apply.

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Drinking is not allowed at any of them without a permit.

MCC is a permit-only campus, which means that alcohol is NOT allowed anywhere on campus property at any time EXCEPT when a campus permit has been granted for a specific purpose or activity.

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Students who violate any alcohol policy will be cited and sanctioned according to College policy.

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True

Any student who violates the alcohol policy will be sanctioned according to the college policy and may face sanctions off-campus as well depending on the violation.

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the Omaha Police Department (OPD) regularly conducts “Party Patrols” in the community and strictly enforces local laws. OPD will ticket individuals at a party that are:

Guilty of minor in possession
Disturbing the peace
Selling alcohol without a license, and
Procurring alcohol to or for minors.

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True

94.5 % of underage Nebraska college students who drink report drinking at parties, NOT bars. First year students as well as all other under-aged students almost exclusively drink at parties in homes and apartments.
Students who receive off-campus violations for disorderly house, selling alcohol without a license, and procuring to or for minors are in violation of the Student Code of Conduct at MCC. Those violations may result in on-campus sanctions in addition to the legal consequences. Local law enforcement reports these violations to the Student Judicial Affairs Office.

Drinking at MCC