During young adulthood, the increase in drinking that has been shown among European American populations has also been observed among African American populations; however, rates of use and heavy drinking are significantly lower among African American young adults than among their European American peers (Caetano & Clark, 1998a; Meilman, Presley, & Cashin, 1995; Meliman, Presley, & Lyerla, 1994; Peralta & Steele, 2009; Siebert & Wilke, 2007; Strada & Donohue, 2006). Based on a national survey administered to individuals aged 18 to 25, compared to European Americans, African Americans were less likely to report being a current drinker (49.6% versus 67.7%) binge drinker (27.9% versus 46.1%), or heavy drinker (5.7% versus 17.3%; SAMHSA, 2011). Specifically related to college students, Meilman et al. (1995) and Meilman et al. (1994) found that African American college students drank less and binge drank less often than European American students regardless of whether they attended predominately European American or African American universities. Moreover, Globetti and colleagues (1996) found that among their sample of college students, approximately 60% of European American students reported that they attended parties
