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Table 6 Odds ratios (OR) for likelihood of consuming alcohol at least weekly according to the level of family wealth by country and gender

From: Trends in drinking habits among adolescents in the Baltic countries over the period of transition: HBSC survey results, 1993–2002

Gender, country

Level of family wealth

Odds ratio, crude

Odds ratio adjusted for year of the survey

  

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Boys:

     

   Estonia

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.53

0.96 – 2.45

1.76*

1.04 – 2.99

 

High

1.67

0.97 – 2.89

1.59

0.85 – 2.99

   Latvia

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.76*

1.07 – 2.90

2.07*

1.33 – 3.79

 

High

2.33*

1.42 – 3.81

2.82*

1.55 – 5.12

   Lithuania

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.42*

1.11 – 1.82

1.52*

1.17 – 1.99

 

High

1.72*

1.24 – 2.37

1.72*

1.22 – 2.44

Girls:

     

   Estonia

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.14

0.66 – 1.96

1.09

0.60 – 1.97

 

High

2.37*

1.27 – 4.40

2.49*

1.29 – 4.81

   Latvia

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.15

0.76 – 1.72

1.17

0.76 – 1.79

 

High

1.29

0.85 – 1.96

1.34

0.87 – 2.07

   Lithuania

Low

1

-

1

-

 

Average

1.17

0.88 – 1.56

1.21

0.90 – 1.64

 

High

1.23

0.82 – 1.84

1.29

0.85 – 1.96

  1. * statistically significant relation (p < 0.05). CI – confidence interval.