Table 2 Associations between nationality and various factors: % or mean (SD)
French | European immigrants | Non-European immigrants | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 1,451 | 54 | 54 | |
Boys | 50.0 | 44.4 | 51.8 | NS |
Age (yr) : Mean (SD) | 13.0 (1.3) | 12.8 (1.1) | 13.4 (1.7) | NS |
Family structure | <0.01 | |||
Intact | 63.8 | 57.4 | 46.3 | |
Parents divorced/separated and reconstructed family | 24.7 | 35.2 | 25.9 | |
Single parent and others | 11.5 | 7.4 | 27.8 | |
Father’s occupation | <0.001 | |||
Managers, professionals, and intermediate professionals | 39.5 | 22.2 | 18.5 | |
Craftsmen, tradesmen, and firm heads | 19.9 | 24.1 | 22.2 | |
Service workers and clerks | 9.2 | 5.6 | 13.0 | |
Manual workers and other occupations | 24.5 | 38.9 | 24.1 | |
Inactive people | 6.9 | 9.3 | 22.2 | |
Insufficient income | 16.9 | 25.9 | 31.5 | <0.01 |
WHOQoL-Bref (<25 th percentile value) | ||||
Physical | 21.7 | 35.2 | 50.0 | <0.001 |
Psychological | 26.1 | 35.2 | 42.6 | <0.01 |
Social relationships | 25.6 | 25.9 | 53.7 | <0.001 |
Environment | 23.6 | 37.0 | 53.7 | <0.001 |
Unhealthy behaviours | ||||
Last-30-day substance use (at least once) | ||||
Tobacco | 10.5 | 16.7 | 24.1 | <0.01 |
Alcohol | 35.6 | 31.5 | 29.6 | NS |
Cannabis | 5.1 | 9.3 | 14.8 | <0.01 |
Other illicit drugs | 2.3 | 7.4 | 11.1 | <0.001 |
Age at initiation for users (yr): Mean (SD) | ||||
Tobacco | 12.1 (2.0) | 11.6 (1.6) | 10.8 (2.9) | <0.05 |
Alcohol | 10.7 (2.2) | 10.6 (2.3) | 10.1 (3.0) | NS |
Cannabis | 12.9 (1.7) | 12.8 (1.3) | 10.7 (3.7) | <0.01 |
Other illicit drugs | 12.4 (2.6) | 12.7 (1.6) | 11.0 (3.5) | NS |
Lack of regular sports/physical activities | 11.4 | 14.8 | 16.7 | NS |
School absenteeism | ||||
Health problems | 79.1 | 79.6 | 74.1 | NS |
Vacation | 5.3 | 7.4 | 13.0 | <0.05 |
Family problems | 9.0 | 20.4 | 14.8 | <0.01 |
Skipping school | 5.6 | 11.1 | 22.2 | <0.001 |
Others | 11.8 | 6.3 | 27.8 | <0.01 |
Number of days during the school year | <0.01 | |||
0 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | |
1-7 | 70.7 | 61.1 | 64.8 | |
8-14 | 12.3 | 18.5 | 14.8 | |
> 14 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 14.9 | |