Table 2 Prevalence's (%) and crude odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) of hazardous alcohol consumption in relation to institutional trust, demographic, socioeconomic, and interpersonal trust variables (the Swedish National Public Health Survey 2006).

Institutional trust

Very high (high trust in all institutions)

20.0 %

1.00

15.8 %

1.00

Moderately high (lack of trust in 1–2 institutions)

26.7 %

1.44 (1.29–1.61)

24.0 %

1.68 (1.53–1.85)

Moderately low (lack of trust in 3–5 institutions)

30.4%

1.73 (1.57–1.91)

26.6 %

1.93 (1.77–2.10)

Very low (lack of trust in 6–10 institutions)

34.0 %

2.04 (1.86–2.25)

28.3 %

2.10 (1.92–2.31)

(967)

(1264)

Age (years)

16–29

48.4 %

1.00

47.3 %

1.00

30–44

37.3 %

0.64 (0.59–0.69)

26.6 %

0.40 (0.38–0.44)

45–64

28.4 %

0.42 (0.39–0.46)

22.5 %

0.32 (0.30–0.35)

65–84

10.9 %

0.13 (0.12–0.14)

6.7 %

0.08 (0.07–0.09)

(Missing)

(164)

(226)

Country of birth

Sweden

30.9 %

1.00

25.2 %

1.00

OECD (Other Nordic, Europe, North America)

26.0 %

0.82 (0.73–0.92)

18.3 %

0.67 (0.60–0.75)

Other (Asia, Latin America, Africa)

15.1 %

0.41 (0.33–0.51)

11.8 %

0.40 (0.32–0.50)

(Missing)

(164)

(226)

Educational level

High

28.3 %

1.00

25.8 %

1.00

Intermediate

38.8 %

1.41 (1.29–1.54)

34.4 %

1.51 (1.40–1.64)

Low

31.0 %

0.88 (1.29–1.55)

25.8 %

0.81 (0.75–0.87)

(Missing)

(2784)

(3323)

Financial stress during the past year

No

27.9 %

1.00

22.3 %

1.00

Yes

39.6%

1.69 (1.58–1.82)

33.7 %

1.76 (1.65–1.88)

(Missing)

(389)

(505)

Employment status

Employed

36.7 %

1.00

29.7 %

1.00

Other activities (students, parental leave etc.)

19.2 %

0.41 (0.39–0.43)

18.1 %

0.54 (0.51–0.57)

Unemployed

39.4 %

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

35.2 %

1.31 (1.17–1.47)

(Missing)

(1113)

(1544)

Interpersonal Trust

High

28.59 %

1.00

23.2 %

1.00

Low

33.2 %

1.24 (1.17–1.32)

28.8 %

1.34 (1.26–1.42)

(Missing)

(771)

(307)