Association of parents' alcohol use and family interaction with the initiation of alcohol use by sixth graders: A preliminary study in Taiwan

Table 2 Correlation matrices for variables

variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Sex^a	1
2. Area^b	-0.03	1
3. Parent's marital status^c	0.00	-0.06*	1
4. Household income^d	0.06*	-0.30***	0.08**	1
5. Father's education level^e	0.04	-0.31***	0.09**	0.46***	1
6. Mother's education level^f	0.02	-0.30***	0.07*	0.46***	0.57***	1
7. Parents' matched alcohol use group^g	0.04	0.08**	-0.01	-0.03	-0.06*	-0.04	1
8. Parental support	-0.13***	-0.08**	0.03	0.08**	0.12***	0.10***	-0.05	1
9. Family conflict	-0.03	0.12***	-0.00	-0.08**	-0.04	-0.05	0.02	-0.20***	1
10. Alcohol use group^h	0.05	-0.01	-0.01	0.06*	0.05	0.02	0.06*	-0.10**.	0.08**	1

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
^aSex 0 = Female; 1 = Male
^bArea 0 = Taipei; 1 = Hsinchu
^cParent's marital status 0 = other; 1 = married and live together
^dHousehold income(NTD) 1 =< 40000; 2 = 40000–100000; 3 => 100000
^eFather's education level 1 = Middle school and below; 2 = High school; 3 = University or research institute
^fMother's education level 1 = Middle school and below; 2 = High school; 3 = University or research institute
^gParents' matched alcohol use group 1 = Both parents never-users; 2 = Mother ever-user, father never-user; 3 = Father ever-user, mother never-user; 4 = Both parents ever-users
^hAlcohol use group 0 = Never-user; 1 = First-time user

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