Table 2 Association of alcohol consumption with sociodemographic characteristics of schoolchildren; results from unadjusted binary logistic regression models

Upper panel: demographic factors

Alcohol consumption

Demographic variables

Male

Age 15 ²

Urban areas

OR

(95%CI)¹

P¹

OR

(95%CI)

P

OR

(95%CI)

P

Lifetime alcohol consumption (≥ 1–2 days/lifetime)

1.51

(1.33–1.72)

< 0.001

6.83

(5.65–8.27)

< 0.001

1.11

(0.97–1.27)

0.148

Current alcohol consumption (≥ 1–2 days/last 30 days)

1.58

(1.35–1.85)

< 0.001

7.55

(5.83–9.78)

< 0.001

1.15

(0.97–1.36)

0.102

Lifetime drunkenness (≥ once/lifetime)

1.26

(1.07–1.47)

0.005

7.17

(5.55–9.26)

< 0.001

1.26

(1.06–1.50)

0.010

Current drunkenness (≥ once/last 30 days)

1.76

(1.40–2.21)

< 0.001

4.66

(3.31–6.55)

< 0.001

1.30

(1.01–1.67)

0.039

Lower panel: socioeconomic characteristics

Alcohol consumption

Socioeconomic variables

Father unemployed

Mother unemployed

Less affluent

OR

(95%CI)¹

P¹

OR

(95%CI)

P

OR

(95%CI)

P

Lifetime alcohol consumption (≥ 1–2 days/lifetime)

1.05

(0.84–1.32)

0.643

0.86

(0.75–0.99)

0.034

0.75

(0.66–0.85)

< 0.001

Current alcohol consumption (≥ 1–2 days/last 30 days)

1.05

(0.80–1.38)

0.719

0.89

(0.75–1.06)

0.192

0.64

(0.55–0.75)

< 0.001

Lifetime drunkenness (≥ once/lifetime)

1.14

(0.87–1.49)

0.346

0.93

(0.78–1.11)

0.427

0.70

(0.60–0.83)

< 0.001

Current drunkenness (≥ once/last 30 days)

1.06

(0.72–1.56)

0.774

1.24

(0.98–1.57)

0.074

0.65

(0.51–0.82)

< 0.001