Table 4 Principals’ views on adequacy of information to make decisions about alcohol consumption at school functions, whether they would like additional information, and likely use of selected modalities
From: Principals’ reports of adults’ alcohol use in Australian secondary schools
NSW | Vic | NSW | Vic | NSW | Vic | NSW | Vic | |
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Do you feel you have adequate information to make decisions about the consumption of alcohol at school functions?c | n | % Yes, completely adequate information | % Yes, somewhat adequate | % Not sure/No, somewhat inadequate | ||||
124 | 117 | 80.6 | 50.4 | 17.7 | 42.7 | 1.6 | 6.8 | |
Would you, your school council or board like additional information and/or skills to help you make decisions about adults’ use of alcohol at school events?b | n | % Yes | % No | % Don’t know | ||||
101 | 100 | 23.8 | 44.0 | 76.2 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
Likely use: | n | % Likely/very likely | % Unsure | % Unlikely/very unlikely | ||||
Online information packagea | 101 | 100 | 57.4 | 75.0 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 19.0 |
Telephone information--you call | 101 | 100 | 44.6 | 57.0 | 7.9 | 6.0 | 47.5 | 37.0 |
Mailout information package | 101 | 100 | 44.6 | 54.0 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 49.5 | 36.0 |
Phone/ipad/other ‘app’ | 101 | 99 | 33.7 | 40.4 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 59.4 | 45.5 |
Face-to-face sessionb | 101 | 100 | 10.9 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 12.0 | 82.2 | 62.0 |
Telephone information--calls you | 101 | 100 | 12.9 | 23.0 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 81.2 | 68.0 |