2006 Core Survey summary

Valdosta State University
2006 CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey
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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:
• 85.9% said students cared about sexual assault
• 76.1% said students cared about assau1ts that are non-sexual
• 69.4% said students cared about harassment because of race or ethnicity
• 68.6 % said students cared about harassment because of gender
• 63.6% said students cared about harassment because of sexual orientation
• 63.1% said students cared about harassment because of religion
• 60.9% said students cared about harassment because of religion 53.5 % said students cared
about campus vandalism
• 31.7% 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

Event Experienced Used Alcohol or Drugs
Prior to Event

Ethnic or racial harassment	8.8%	9.1%
Threats of physical violence	10.9%	45.1%
Actual physical violence	5.9%	56.8%
Theft involving force or threat of force	1.1%	57.1%
Forced sexual touching or fondling	6.9%	68.2%
Unwanted sexual intercourse	4.6%	69.0%

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:
• 16.2% of students believed that great risk was associated with trying marijuana once or twice
• 26.3% of students believed that great risk was associated with smoking marijuana
               occasionally
• 49.6% of students believed that great risk was associated with smoking marijuana regularly
• 54.5% of students believed that great risk was associated with trying cocaine once or twice
• 62.3% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking cocaine regularly
• 54.8% of students believed that great risk was associated with trying LSD once or twice
• 80.9% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking LSD regularly
• 54.8% of students believed that great risk was associated with trying amphetamines once or
               twice
• 74.6% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking amphetamines regularly
• 24.0% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking one or two drinks of
               an alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, liquor) nearly every day
• 57.3% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking four or five drinks
               nearly every day
• 52.1% of students believed that great risk was associated with having five or more drinks
               in one sitting
• 59.6% of students believed that great risk was associated with taking steroids for body
               building or improved athletic performance
• 42.2% of students believed that great risk was associated with consuming alcohol prior to
               being sexually active
• 54.7% of students believed that great risk was associated with regularly engaging in
                unprotected sexual activity with a single partner
• 84.9% of students believed that great risk was associated with regularly engaging in
                unprotected sexual activity with multiple partners