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Table 1 Outcome and control variables by type of education

From: Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education

 

Education type

  

Percentages

general

technical

vocational

Total

p(X 2)

More than 3 times in the last month

     

beer/wine

    

n.s.

   no

79.3

80.3

82.4

80.3

 

   yes

20.7

19.7

17.6

19.7

 

strong spirits

    

***

   no

92.1

88.7

84.9

89.6

 

   yes

7.9

11.3

15.1

10.4

 

cannabis

    

***

   no

95.8

92.8

88.6

93.3

 

   yes

4.2

7.2

11.4

6.7

 

Gender

    

n.s.

   girls

52.8

55.6

53.0

53.7

 

   boys

47.2

44.4

47.0

46.3

 

Cultural background

    

***

   natives

47.8

42.6

22.6

40.2

 

   migrants

52.2

57.4

77.4

59.8

 

Parents' educational level

    

***

   no parents with higher education

38.5

54.9

67.5

49.4

 

   one parent with higher education

29.0

28.0

19.3

26.7

 

   two parents with higher education

32.4

17.1

13.3

23.9

 

Parents' work status

    

***

   no parents working

12.9

11.5

24.4

14.8

 

   one parent working

35.5

44.3

43.5

39.7

 

   two parents working

51.7

44.3

32.1

45.5

 
  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001