Table 5 Logistic regression analysis. Dependent variable is whether a school held at least one event in the previous year (fete/fair; sports day; Year 10 or 12 graduation dinner; debutante ball; Year 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 camp) at which alcohol was consumed by adults (yes = 86; no = 155; n = 241)

State

 Reference category: New South Wales

124

1.00

 Victoria

117

3.26^b

(1.52–7.02)

As far as you are aware, does your State Education Department have a policy or guidelines in place regarding alcohol consumption at school functions at which students are present?

 Reference category: Yes

209

1.00

 No

11

3.07

(0.68–13.78)

 Don’t know

21

0.59

(0.18–1.94)

Does your school have a policy or guidelines in place regarding alcohol use at school functions at which students are present?

 Reference category: Yes, prohibits at all school functions

116

1.00

 Yes, does not prohibit at all school functions

21

26.38^b

(3.01–231.47)

 No policy

92

1.79

(0.84–3.82)

 Don’t know/refused

12

0.80

(0.18–3.60)

Do you believe that your State Education Department should have a policy that prohibits the consumption of alcohol at all school functions at which students are present?

 Reference category: Yes

177

1.00

 No

57

3.69^b

(1.60–8.51)

 Don’t know

7

2.82

(0.45–17.67)

Do you feel you have adequate information to make decisions about the consumption of alcohol at school functions?

 Reference category: Yes, completely adequate information

159

1.00

 Yes, somewhat adequate

72

2.52^a

(1.18–5.41)

 Not sure/No, somewhat inadequate

10

4.02

(0.68–23.66)

School has Year 12^c

 Reference category: No

15

1.00

 Yes

226

5.52^a

(1.16–26.30)