Background
Methods
Survey design
Sampling
Measurement
Statistical analysis
Results
Adolescent
Adolescent | Median | Quartile 1 | Quartile 3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 17 | 16 | 17 | ||
Male N (%) | Female N (%) | Total N (%) | |||
Adolescent |
Gender
| 159 (44.2 %) | |||
201 (55.8 %) | |||||
Hazardous Drinking
|
Non-Hazardous
| 96 (60.4 %) | 141 (70.1 %) | 237 (65.8 %) | |
Hazardous
| 63 (39.6 %) | 60 (29.9 %) | 123 (34.2 %) | ||
School Year
|
Fifth Year
| 99 (62.3 %) | 114 (56.7 %) | 213 (59.2 %) | |
Sixth Year
| 60 (37.7 %) | 87 (43.3 %) | 147 (40.8 %) |
Parent
Parent | Median | Quartile 1 | Quartile 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age |
Father
| 50 | 46 | 50 |
Mother
| 48 | 44 | 48 | |
Father N (%) | Mother N (%) | |||
Parent |
Gender
| 268 (100 %) | 339 (100 %) | |
Hazardous Drinking
|
Non-Hazardous
| 134 (50 %) | 179 (52.8 %) | |
Hazardous
| 134 (50 %) | 160 (47.2 %) | ||
Education Status
|
Primary/Second level
| 174 (65.2 %) | 149 (44.0 %) | |
Third level
| 93 (34.8 %) | 190 (56.0 %) | ||
Marital Status
|
Cohabiting/Married
| 253 (94.4 %) | 293 (86.4 %) | |
Single/Separated/Divorced/Widowed
| 15 (5.6 %) | 46 (13.6 %) |
Parent attitude
Attitude to alcohol consumption | Fathers attitudes | Mothers attitudes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child’s drinking pattern | |||||||
Hazardous drinking N (%) | Non-hazardous drinking N (%) | p-value | Hazardous drinking N (%) | Non-hazardous drinking N (%) | p-value | ||
It’s ok for my adolescent to get drunk sometimes |
SD/D/N
| 76 (85.4 %) | 173 (97.2 %) | <0.001 | 112 (94.1 %) | 214 (98.6 %) | 0.020 |
SA/A
| 13 (14.6 %) | 5 (2.8 %) | 7 (5.9 %) | 3 (1.4 %) | |||
Getting drunk is part of having fun as an adolescent |
SD/D/N
| 77 (86.5 %) | 171 (96.1 %) | 0.004 | 108 (90.8 %) | 212 (97.2 %) | 0.009 |
SA/A
| 12 (13.5 %) | 7 (3.9 %) | 11 (9.2 %) | 6 (2.8 %) | |||
Adolescents should not drink at all |
SD/D/N
| 42 (47.7 %) | 72 (40.4 %) | 0.259 | 63 (52.5 %) | 80 (36.7 %) | 0.005 |
SA/A
| 46 (52.3 %) | 106 (59.6 %) | 57 (47.5 %) | 138 (63.3 %) | |||
I set a good example for my adolescent through my own drinking |
SD/D/N
| 26 (29.2 %) | 42 (23.6 %) | 0.321 | 18 (15.1 %) | 34 (15.6 %) | 0.909 |
SA/A
| 63 (70.8 %) | 136 (76.4 %) | 101 (84.9 %) | 184 (84.4 %) | |||
I teach my adolescent to drink responsibly in a home environment |
SD/D/N
| 40 (44.9 %) | 99 (55.6 %) | 0.1 | 44 (36.7 %) | 116 (53.2 %) | 0.004 |
SA/A
| 49 (55.1 %) | 79 (44.4 %) | 76 (63.3 %) | 102 (46.8 %) | |||
It’s okay for adolescents to drink on special occasions |
SD/D/N
| 31 (34.8 %) | 125 (70.2 %) | <0.001 | 45 (37.5 %) | 146 (67 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A
| 58 (65.2 %) | 53 (29.8 %) | 75 (62.5 %) | 72 (33 %) | |||
It would be ok for another parent to provide my adolescent with alcohol |
SD/D/N
| 60 (67.4 %) | 161 (91 %) | <0.001 | 80 (67.8 %) | 191 (88 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A
| 29 (32.6 %) | 16 (9 %) | 38 (32.2 %) | 26 (12 %) | |||
It’s a good idea to introduce alcohol in the home |
SD/D/N
| 58 (65.2 %) | 129 (72.9 %) | 0.194 | 72 (61 %) | 155 (71.8 %) | 0.044 |
SA/A
| 31 (34.8 %) | 48 (27.1 %) | 46 (39 %) | 61 (28.2 %) | |||
I wouldn’t be concerned if my adolescent drank 4 pints once a month |
SD/D/N
| 67 (76.1 %) | 155 (87.6 %) | 0.017 | 85 (72.6 %) | 192 (88.9 %) | <0.001 |
SA/A
| 21 (23.9 %) | 22 (12.4 %) | 32 (27.4 %) | 24 (11.1 %) |
Multivariate analysis
Parent | Crude OR | 95 % CI | Adjusted OR: | 95 % CI | Adjusted OR | 95 % CI | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Father |
Education Status
|
Third level
| 0.78 | 0.46–1.41 | 1.30 | 0.62–2.72 | 1.16 | 0.55–2.49 |
Marital Status
|
Cohabiting/Married
| 0.38 | 0.03–4.47 | 0.61 | 0.02–17.98 | 0.29 | 0.01–10.30 | |
Age
|
Age
| 0.96 | 0.89–1.03 | 0.93 | 0.54–1.02 | 0.94 | 0.86–1.03 | |
Mother |
Education Status
|
Third level
| 1.17 | 0.66–2.07 | 1.35 | 0.65–2.79 | 1.64 | 0.76–3.54 |
Marital Status
|
Cohabiting/Married
| 1.94 | 0.15–25.30 | 1.20 | 0.04–34.35 | 2.40 | 0.07–82.94 | |
Age
|
Age
| 0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 0.98 | 0.89–1.07 | 0.97 | 0.89–1.07 | |
Father |
It’s ok for my adolescent to get drunk sometimes
|
SA/A
| 5.39 | 1.21–23.99 | 5.03 | 1.13–22.40 | ||
Getting drunk is part of having fun as an adolescent
|
SA/A
| 1.07 | 0.22–5.07 | 1.09 | 0.23–5.15 | |||
Adolescents should not drink at all
|
SA/A
| 2.32 | 1.00–5.41 | 2.22 | 0.93–5.33 | |||
I set a good example for my adolescent through my own drinking
|
SA/A
| 0.45 | 0.19–1.03 | 0.55 | 0.23–1.32 | |||
I teach my adolescent to drink responsibly in a home environment
|
SA/A
| 1.24 | 0.55–2.83 | 1.23 | 0.52–2.88 | |||
It’s okay for adolescents to drink on special occasions
|
SA/A
|
4.88
|
2.05–11.57
|
4.60
|
1.19–11.18
| |||
It would be ok for another parent to provide my adolescent with alcohol
|
SA/A
| 1.66 | 0.52–5.24 | 1.56 | 0.48–5.11 | |||
It’s a good idea to introduce alcohol in the home
|
SA/A
| 0.63 | 0.26–1.52 | 0.67 | 0.27–1.65 | |||
I wouldn’t be concerned if my adolescent drank 4 pints once a month
|
SA/A
| 1.52 | 0.60–3.84 | 1.17 | 0.44–3.09 | |||
Mother |
It’s ok for my adolescent to get drunk sometimes
|
SA/A
| 0.85 | 0.07–11.17 | 0.83 | 0.05–12.82 | ||
Getting drunk is part of having fun as an adolescent
|
SA/A
| 0.50 | 0.08–3.10 | 0.70 | 0.10–4.72 | |||
Adolescents should not drink at all
|
SA/A
| 0.86 | 0.37–1.99 | 1.10 | 0.46–2.62 | |||
I set a good example for my adolescent through my own drinking
|
SA/A
| 2.19 | 0.72–6.62 | 2.22 | 0.71–6.94 | |||
I teach my adolescent to drink responsibly in a home environment
|
SA/A
| 1.18 | 0.48–2.94 | 1.13 | 0.44–2.88 | |||
It’s okay for adolescents to drink on special occasions
|
SA/A
|
3.25
|
1.16–9.15
|
3.79
|
1.31–10.94
| |||
It would be ok for another parent to provide my adolescent with alcohol
|
SA/A
| 0.97 | 0.28–3.41 | 0.98 | 0.27–3.57 | |||
It’s a good idea to introduce alcohol in the home
|
SA/A
| 0.42 | 0.16–1.10 | 0.47 | 0.17–1.25 | |||
I wouldn’t be concerned if my adolescent drank 4 pints once a month
|
SA/A
| 1.46 | 0.48–4.51 | 1.43 | 0.44–4.65 | |||
Father |
Fathers Hazardous Drinking
|
Hazardous
|
2.90
|
1.32–6.35
| ||||
Mother |
Mothers Hazardous Drinking
|
Hazardous
| 0.74 | 0.34–1.61 |