Summary of previous ACHA-NCHA data.
For more information about the most recent ACHA-NCHA in which we have participated, please call 935-7139.
Data on Habits and Behaviors
Highlights of ACHA-NCHA 2007
The American College Health Association (ACHA) designed the National College Health Assessment Web Survey (NCHA-Web) to assess student health behaviors in order to help colleges and universities provide better services and support for students. Health Promotion Services conducted the survey in the spring of 2007 at Washington University in St. Louis on the Danforth campus. Thirty-four percent of full-time undergraduate and graduate students responded, which is a useful sample from a Web-based survey. We use the data to compile a thorough needs assessment and prioritize our work on behalf of students. Highlights follow:
How does WU compare?
Students reported |
WU |
Reference |
Their health as “very good” or “excellent” |
67.9% |
58.9% |
“Mostly or always” wearing a seatbelt when they rode in a car |
97.7% |
94.5% |
Factors affecting academics |
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Health concerns |
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Having 3 or fewer drinks the last time the partied/socialized, including zero |
66.3% |
60.9% |
Having no sexual partners in the prior 12 months |
33.5% |
29.5% |
Most popular form of birth control |
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Exercising zero days (exercise defined as: vigorous for 20 minutes or moderate for 30 minutes) in the past week |
25.3% |
25.9% |
Feeling so depressed it was difficult to function within the last school year |
40.8% |
45.0% |
Diagnosed with depression |
14.1% |
15.3% |
Of those ever diagnosed with depression, were diagnosed in the past 12 months |
35.3% |
32.5% |
