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PENN STATE

STUDENT

HEALTH

ASSESSMENT

SPRING 2020

A summary of health behavior

data about Penn State University

Park undergraduate students.

About the Assessment

The American College Health Association-National

College Health Assessment III (ACHA-NCHA III) is a

national research survey organized by the American

College Health Association (ACHA) to assist

college health service providers, health educators,

counselors, and administrators in collecting data

about their students’ habits, behaviors, and

perceptions on the most prevalent health topics.

This summary highlights results of the ACHA-

NCHA III Spring 2020 survey for Pennsylvania State

University. In March 2020, a random sample of

10,500 University Park undergraduate students were

contacted by email and invited to complete the

online survey. A total of 1,208 students completed

surveys, with an overall response rate of 12%. 62%

were female-bodied, 34% were male-bodied and

3% were non-binary. White students made up 75%

of the respondents and students of color made up

MOST COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS

Most Common ISSUES^ % OF STUDENTS

Health Problems

This chart lists the most common health

problems faced by Penn State undergraduate

students that were diagnosed by a health

professional in the last 12 months.

Quick Facts

GENERAL HEALTH

93% of students described their health as good,

very good, or excellent

ALCOHOL & DRUG USE IN THE LAST

3 MONTHS

Alcohol: 76%

Cannabis: 31%

Tobacco or nicotine delivery products: 30%

NUTRITION

31% reported eating 3 or more servings of

vegetables per day in the last 7 days

18% reported eating 3 or more of fruit servings

per day in the last 7 days

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

76% met the recommendations for aerobic

physical activity

SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

72% of sexually active students reported 1 to 2

sexual partners in the past 12 months

STRESS

62% rated their overall level of stress as

moderate or high in the last 12 months

1. Cold/virus or other respiratory illness 45%

2. Flu (influenza) or flu-like illness 11%

3. Urinary tract infection 10%

4. Stomach or GI virus or bug, food 10%

poisoning or gastritis

of students reported

feeling a sense of

belonging at Penn

State

77%

93%

56%

Described their

health as good,

very good, or

excellent

think student health

& well-being are

a priority at Penn

State

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70%

■ Male

63% Bodied 60%

60% ■ Female

Bodied

50%

40% 33%

30%

20%

10%

<4hours 5-6 hours 7-8 hours 9 or more hours

STRESS

SLEEP &

65% reported getting 7-9 hours of sleep on average on weeknights over the last two

reported getting 7- hours of sleep on average on weekend nights over the last two weeks

reported no or low psychological distress (measured by the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale)

Top 5 Challenges in the Past 12 Months

weeks.

AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP ON WEEKNIGHTS

Finances

Procrastination

Intimate Relationships

Academics

Personal Appearance

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70%

6(1¾, (JJ% 60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0 servings 1-2 servings

71% 70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

Oservings 1-2 servings

3-4 servings

3-4 servings

- Male Bodied

• Female Bodied

5+ servings

.Male Bodied

• Female Bodied

S+servings

NUTRITION

Food Security

41% of students reported low or

very low food security (based on

responses to the US Household

Food Security Survey Module).

Number of servings*

of vegetables per day

in last 7 days

*One serving = 1/2 cup of fresh, frozen or canned vegetables; 3/4 cup of 100% vegetable juice; or 1 cup salad greens

Number of servings*

of fruits per day in

last 7 days

*One serving = a medium piece of fresh fruit; 1/2 cup of fresh, frozen, or canned fruit; 1/4 cup of dried fruit; or 3/ cup 100% fresh fruit juice.

Sugar-sweetened beverages

and Energy drinks

68% reported drinking 1 or more sugar-sweetened

beverages per day in the last 7 days.

84% reported drinking no energy drinks in the past

30 days.

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60%

50% 44%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0 minutes 1 to 149 1S0to 200 minutes minutes

45%

40%

35%

30%

25% 20% 15% 10% 4% 4% 5%

0 hours

Male Bodied

Female Bodied

300+ minutes

■ Using social media

40%

60%

Male Bodied

0days 1 day

• Watchingor other media for entertainment^ T/,^ streaming movies/T\I,

1-5 hours 6-10 hours 11-lShours 16+ hours

• Female Bodied 50%

2days 3-7 days

ACTIVITY

PHYSICAL

The U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services guidelines for

76% (^) physical activity are:

• Aerobic activity: 150 minutes or more of moderate-intensity

of Penn State physical activity per week or 75 minutes of vigorous physical

students met the

weekly guideline for activity or the equivalent combination

aerobic exercise

• Strength training: 2 or more days a week of moderate or

greater intensity activities that involve all major muscle groups

MINUTES OF MODERATE PHYSICAL NUMBER OF DAYS OF STRENGTHENING OR

ACTIVITY IN LAST 7 DAYS TONING MUSCLES IN LAST 7 DAYS

Hours of

Leisure

Screen

Time per

Day in a

Typical

Week

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60%

50%

40% 34%

30%

20%

10%

Never Once or twice

Monthly Weekly

■ Male

Bodied

■ Female

Bodied

Daily or almost daily

Most Common Alcohol-Related

Consequences

1. Brownout (forgot where I was or what I did for short periods of

time and can remember once someone reminds me)

2. Did something I later regretted

3. Blackout (forgot where I was or what I did for a large period of

time, but cannot remember, even when someone reminds me)

4. Had unprotected sex

5. Physically injured myself

of female-bodied students who drink reported experiencing one or more alcohol- related negative consequence

CONSEQUENCE % OF STUDENTS

of male-bodied students who drink reported experiencing one or more alcohol- related negative consequence

TOBACCO USE

Tobacco or Nicotine Delivery

Product* use in the last 3 months

• Includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, Juul or other vape products, water pipe or hookah, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc

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20o/o

Cannabis

Never

Prescription Stimulants*

Once or twice

Hallucinogens Cocaine

Monthly Weekly

■ Male

Bodied

■ Female Bodied

Sedatives or Sleeping Pills*

■ Male

Bodied

■ Female

Bodied

Daily or almost daily

Use of Drugs in last 3 months

• non-medical use

Frequency of Cannabis use in last 3 months

*Includes only students who reported ever using cannabis; includes marijuana, weed, hash, edibles, vaped cannabis, etc.

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~ PennState I Health Promotion

'1V Student Affairs & Wellness

Percentage of students* who reported using

condoms or another protective barriers for diferent

types of sexual activities most of the time or always

within the last 30 days

Oral Sex Anal

Intercourse

Vaginal

Intercourse

4% 28% 47%

90%

of students who reported having vaginal

intercourse in last 12 months used a method of contraception

Three most frequently used types of

contraception:

Birth Control

Pills

Male (external)

Condom

Fertility

Awareness

66% 54%^ 27%

Use of Emergency Contraception (morning after

pill or Plan B) in last 12 months:

12% of males reported their partner used 17% of females reported they used emergency

emergency contraception contraception

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