Most epidemiological reports indicate that men account for the majority of binge drinkers (Cranford et al., 2006; Wechsler et al., 1994; Wechsler, Dowdall, Davenport, & Castillo, 1995). The CAS study found that approximately 50% of the male and 39% of the female students were binge drinkers, with the BRFSS study concluding that men accounted for 81% of all binge-drinking episodes (Naimi et al., 2003). Furthermore, bingers in the BRFSS study were less likely to report any college education compared with nonbingers, although the opposite outcome also has been reported (Dawson, Grant, Stinson, & Chou, 2004; Slutske, 2005).
