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Table 1 Characteristics and descriptive statistics of the adolescents and parents included in the study sample, by gender

From: Parental alcohol misuse and hazardous drinking among offspring in a general teenage population: gender-specific findings from the Young-HUNT 3 study

 

Total

Fathers

 

Mothers

 
   

misuse

No misuse

misuse

No misuse

 

n

%

%

%

%

%

All

5032

100

    

Boys

2538

50.4

    

Girls

2494

49.6

    

Data from father

3123

62.1

    

Data from mother

4174

82.9

    

Data from both parents

2265

45.0

    

Parents divorced/separated

1114

24.4

22.8

17.2

36.9

22

Education level, fathers

      

Low (NSCE* group 0–2)

627

14.2

13.5

12.4

  

Medium (NSCE* group 3–5)

2628

59.5

60.9

59.1

  

High (NSCE* group 6–9)

1162

26.3

25.6

28.5

  

Education level, mothers

      

Low (NSCE* group 0–2)

603

12.0

  

11.2

11.6

Medium (NSCE* group 3–5)

2261

46.8

  

39.3

47.3

High (NSCE* group 6–9)

1969

40.7

  

49.4

41.2

Alcohol misuse, fathers

468

15.6

    

Alcohol misuse, mothers

181

4.7

    
  1. *Norwegian Standard Classification of Education.
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