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Table 2 Attitudinal norms by gender from the Phase 1 study

From: Study protocol for a web-based personalized normative feedback alcohol intervention for young adult veterans

 

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

      
  1. Attitudinal norms were on a scale from 1 (never acceptable) to 7 (always acceptable)