our men who stated that they would not drive after consuming alcoholic beverages, 2 had previously received DUI's while only 1 of the 7 women who said they would not drive after consuming alcoholic beverages had received a DUI. The following pages are my results in chart format. ReflectionViewing my results, I realize that I have not taken into account the different physiological effects of alcohol. Women become intoxicated after drinking smaller quantities of alcohol than are needed to produce intoxication in men. This can be explained by the fact that women have lower total body water content than men of comparable size. After alcohol is consumed, it diffuses uniformly into all body water, both inside and outside cells. Because of their smaller quantity of body water, women achieve higher concentration of alcohol in their blood than men after drinking equivalent amounts of alcohol. As one person performing research, there are many aspects that I have neglected. If I had the means with which to do an extensive study, I would not rely on data from self-report, as many people may understate the amount of alcohol consumed for social acceptance. Instead, I would carefully monitor the actual intake of each subject over an extended period of time....
