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2004 Core Survey summary
Valdosta State University
CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey, 2004
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Compared to other campuses…
•9.1% feel that alcohol use is greater
•28.4% feel that alcohol use is less
•61.9% feel alcohol use is about the same
On the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, respondents were asked to report whether students on this campus cared about a number of campus climate issues (with the response options being "not at all", "slightly", "somewhat", and "very much"). The following percentages of respondents on this campus indicated that their fellow students cared "somewhat" or "very much" about the following issues:
•82.2% said students cared about sexual assault
•74.7% said students cared about assau1ts that are non-sexual
•69.8% said students cared about harassment because of race or ethnicity
•65.9 % said students cared about harassment because of gender
•60.7% said students cared about harassment because of sexual orientation
•59.1 % said students cared about harassment because of religion 53.5 % said students cared
about campus vandalism
•31.5% said students cared about alcohol and other drug use
Table 1 shows the percentage of students who reported having experienced any of the following within the last year and, if so, the percentage who reported consuming alcohol or other drugs shortly before these incidents.
Table 1 - Experiences of Harassment or Violence
Experience Used Alcohol or Drugs Incident
| 8.1% | 3.8% | Ethnic or racial harassment |
| 11.5% | 48.0% | Threats of physical violence |
| 5.7% | 60.5% | Actual physical violence |
| 2.3% | 21.4% | Theft involving force or threat of force |
| 6.4% | 62.8% | Forced sexual touching or fondling |
| 4.1% | 73.1% | Unwanted sexual intercourse |
On the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey, students were asked to rate the degree of risk people take when they act in certain ways, listed below. The response options were, "no risk", "slight risk", "moderate risk", "great risk", and "can't say". The numbers listed below indicate the percentage of respondents who felt there was "great risk" associated with the following behaviors:
•15.7% try marijuana once or twice
•25.2% smoke marijuana occasionally
•50.8% smoke marijuana regularly
•53.2% try cocaine once or twice
•77.1% take cocaine regularly
•56.4% try LSD once or twice
•73.5% take LSD regularly
•50.5% try amphetamines once or twice
•67.8% take amphetamines regularly
•23.8% take one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, liquor) nearly every day
•55.6% take four or five drinks nearly every day
•52.9% have five or more drinks in one sitting
•52.2% take steroids for body building or improved athletic performance
•43.1% consume alcohol prior to being sexually active
•53.9% regularly engage in unprotected sexual activity with a single partner
•81.2% regularly engage in unprotected sexual activity with multiple partners