Chaloupka and Wechsler (1996) examined the effects of various factors on drinking and binge drinking among students in U.S. colleges and universities. The analyses were based on data from the 1993 Harvard College Alcohol Survey, which included a nationally representative sample of 17,592 students enrolled at 140 U.S. 4-year colleges and universities. The alcohol-related factors evaluated included beer prices, alcohol availability (i.e., the presence of an on-campus bar and the number of alcohol outlets within 1 mile of the campus), and policies related to driving under the influence (DUI) (i.e., a State-level index reflecting the restrictiveness of the State’s drunk-driving laws targeting youths).
