From: Differential relationships of family drinking with alcohol expectancy among urban school children
Characteristicsa | Alcohol naive | Alcohol experienced |
---|---|---|
 | 1577 (%wt) | 878 (%wt) |
Grade*** | Â | Â |
   4th | 858 (54.3) | 345 (39.3) |
   6th | 719 (45.7) | 533 (60.7) |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Female | 806 (50.7) | 422 (48.3) |
   Male | 771 (49.3) | 456 (51.8) |
Living with parents* | Â | Â |
   Living with none or one parent | 162 (10.0) | 124 (14.0) |
   Living with both parents | 1415 (90.0) | 754 (86.0) |
Parental employment | Â | Â |
   None or one employed | 448 (27.1) | 218 (24.7) |
   Both employed | 1121 (72.5) | 655 (74.8) |
Monthly allowance (NTb)** | Â | Â |
   0 | 525 (33.7) | 231 (26.1) |
   1-499 | 787 (49.7) | 442 (50.7) |
   500 or above | 216 (13.4) | 171 (19.4) |
After school program attendance | Â | Â |
   No | 331 (19.4) | 193 (20.8) |
   Yes | 1238 (80.0) | 676 (78.3) |
Paternal drinking*** | Â | Â |
   No | 552 (35.0) | 174 (19.9) |
   Yes | 1025 (65.0) | 704 (80.1) |
Maternal drinking*** | Â | Â |
   No | 978 (62.1) | 308 (35.0) |
   Yes | 599 (38.0) | 570 (65.0) |
Elder sibling's drinking*** | Â | Â |
   No | 709 (44.4) | 229 (26.6) |
   Yes | 93 (5.9) | 214 (24.4) |
   NA | 775 (49.7) | 435 (49.0) |
Age at first drinka,c | Â | Â |
   7 years or older | na | 658 (74.1) |
   Under the age of 7 |  | 156 (18.2) |
Cumulative frequency of drinkinga,c | Â | Â |
   Experimental use (1 or 2 occasions) | na | 466 (52.1) |
   Occasional use (3 or more occasions) |  | 393 (45.7) |