Table 1 Distribution of the individual independent variables and age-adjusted prevalence of weekly binge drinking and weekly alcohol consumption (i.e. drinking at least one alcoholic beverage per week) among 14–17 years-old students from 6 European cities participating in the SILNE survey, 2013
From: Adolescent alcohol use and parental and adolescent socioeconomic position in six European cities
All participants | Weekly binge drinking | Weekly alcohol consumption | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | Age-adjusted prevalence | 95%CI | Age-adjusted prevalence | 95%CI | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 4658 | 53.5 | 2.9 | (2.4–3.5) | 8.4 | (7.7–9.3) |
Male | 4047 | 46.5 | 5.6 | (4.9–6.3) | 14.6 | (13.5–15.7) |
City (country) | ||||||
Namur (Belgium) | 1653 | 19.0 | 6.1 | (5.1–7.3) | 15.7 | (14.1–17.4) |
Tampere (Finland) | 1016 | 11.7 | 1.1 | (0.7–1.9) | 2.1 | (1.4–3.1) |
Hannover (Germany) | 1060 | 12.2 | 4.9 | (3.6–6.7) | 7.6 | (6.0–9.6) |
Latina (Italy) | 1874 | 21.5 | 5.7 | (4.7–6.8) | 19.8 | (18.1–21.7) |
Amersfoort (Netherlands) | 1548 | 17.8 | 4.6 | (3.5–5.9) | 13.8 | (12.0–15.7) |
Coimbra (Portugal) | 1554 | 17.8 | 1.9 | (1.4–2.6) | 4.7 | (3.9–5.8) |
Migrant background | ||||||
Native | 6988 | 80.3 | 4.3 | (3.8–4.8) | 12.1 | (11.4–12.9) |
Mixed couples | 913 | 10.5 | 4.8 | (3.6–6.5) | 10.8 | (8.9–12.9) |
Both parents immigrants | 804 | 9.2 | 3.1 | (2.1–4.5) | 6.4 | (4.9–8.2) |
Parental education level | ||||||
Low level | 1177 | 13.5 | 5.3 | (4.1–6.8) | 11.5 | (9.7–13.6) |
Middle level | 3497 | 40.2 | 4.7 | (4.0–5.5) | 12.7 | (11.5–13.9) |
High level | 4031 | 46.3 | 3.7 | (3.1–4.4) | 10.8 | (9.8–11.9) |
Family Affluence Scale | ||||||
0–2 | 837 | 9.6 | 5.5 | (4.0–7.4) | 11.4 | (9.3–13.7) |
3 | 1360 | 15.6 | 4.1 | (3.1–5.2) | 9.7 | (8.3–11.4) |
4 | 2253 | 25.9 | 3.7 | (3.0–4.5) | 9.3 | (8.2–10.5) |
5 | 1522 | 17.5 | 3.8 | (2.9–4.9) | 12.0 | (10.5–13.8) |
6–7 | 2733 | 31.4 | 4.5 | (3.7–5.4) | 13.7 | (12.4–15.1) |
Academic achievement | ||||||
Insufficient (<50%) | 313 | 3.6 | 7.0 | (4.9–10.0) | 14.2 | (11.0–18.1) |
Low (50–59%) | 1117 | 12.8 | 5.5 | (4.3–7.0) | 14.0 | (12.1–16.2) |
Average (60–69%) | 3616 | 41.5 | 4.9 | (4.2–5.6) | 12.8 | (11.8–14.0) |
Good (70–84%) | 2784 | 32.0 | 3.2 | (2.6–3.9) | 9.8 | (8.7–10.9) |
High (>85%) | 875 | 10.1 | 1.5 | (0.9–2.6) | 5.3 | (4.0–6.9) |
Student weekly income | ||||||
0–5 € | 2063 | 23.7 | 2.4 | (1.8–3.1) | 6.9 | (5.9–8.0) |
6–10 € | 2084 | 23.9 | 2.0 | (1.5–2.7) | 7.3 | (6.3–8.4) |
11–20 € | 2070 | 23.8 | 3.8 | (3.1–4.7) | 11.3 | (10.0–12.7) |
21–50 € | 1623 | 18.7 | 5.9 | (4.8–7.2) | 15.5 | (13.8–17.3) |
> 50 € | 865 | 9.9 | 10.7 | (8.7–13.1) | 22.8 | (20.1–25.9) |
Total | 8705 | 100.0 | 8541 | 8652 | ||
Total prevalence | 4.2 | (3.8–4.6) | 11.3 | (10.7–12.0) | ||