| Percentage indicating response for actual attitudes by gender | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | |||||
Never acceptable (%) | Rarely or sometimes acceptable (%) | Often or always acceptable (%) | Never acceptable (%) | Rarely or sometimes acceptable (%) | Often or always acceptable (%) | |
Drinking to get drunk | 30 | 55 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 11 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.28; 2.43 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.79; 2.12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking alcohol every weekend | 26 | 49 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 28 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.44; 2.63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.56; 3.15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking to blow off steam | 25 | 50 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 19 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.42; 2.72 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.12; 2.61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Driving a car after drinking | 81 | 17 | 2 | 84 | 14 | 2 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.09; 1.32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 1.73; 1.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking more than one drink in front of my own or others’ children | 44 | 44 | 12 | 55 | 32 | 13 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.74; 2.09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.42; 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking alcohol daily | 50 | 41 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 8 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.06; 1.91 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.81; 1.89 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking alone | 31 | 48 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 19 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.11; 2.51 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.88; 2.63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking enough alcohol to pass out | 67 | 29 | 4 | 76 | 23 | 1 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.77; 1.57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.17; 1.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Drinking when feeling down or depressed | 44 | 43 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 11 |
 Males mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 3.02; 2.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Females mean perception; mean actual attitudes: 2.68; 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |