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Table 1 Sample description (N = 9512)

From: Substance consumption in adolescents with and without an immigration background: a representative study—What part of an immigration background is protective against binge drinking?

Variable

Frequency (n)

% resp. Mean (SD)

Missing n (%)

Age

-

14.88 (.74)

17 (0.2 %)

Sex (female)

4677

49.3 %

21 (0.2 %)

Planned type of school leaving certificate

  

304 (3.2 %)

  Secondary general school certificate (9 years)

744

8.2 %

 

  Secondary modern school certificate (10 years)

4443

48.9 %

 

  High school diploma (at least 12 years)

3895

42.9 %

 

Immigration background (yes)

2277

24.3 %

158 (1.7 %)

Urban/Rural Living:

  Rural (below 10,000 inhabitants)

2635

27.7 %

0 (0 %)

  Small Town (below 20,000 inhabitants)

2335

24.5 %

 

  Urban (below 50,000 inhabitants)

2491

26.2 %

 

  Metropolitan (over 50,000 inhabitants)

2051

21.6 %

 

Living with both corporal parents (yes)

6587

69.7 %

62 (0.6 %)

Living with siblings (no)

1871

19.7 %

262 (2.7 %)

Living on social welfare (yes)

622

6.5 %

132 (1.4 %)