Table 1 Sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of the sample (n = 10,167)
From: Alcohol use and family-related factors among Spanish university students: the unHicos project
Socioeconomic and occupational characteristics | Men (n = 2823) n (%) | Women (n = 7344) n (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 17–20 | 2073 (73.4) | 5737 (78.1) | < 0.001 |
21–24 | 443 (15.7) | 1053 (14.3) | ||
≥ 25 | 307 (10.9) | 554 (7.5) | ||
University | Alicante | 245 (8.7) | 609 (8.3) | < 0.001 |
Cantabria | 29 (1.0) | 59 (0.8) | ||
Castilla La Mancha | 61 (2.2) | 131 (1.8) | ||
Granada | 806 (28.6) | 2130 (29.0) | ||
Huelva | 107 (3.8) | 321 (4.4) | ||
Jaén | 75 (2.7) | 215 (2.9) | ||
León | 224 (7.9) | 676 (9.2) | ||
Salamanca | 353 (12.5) | 858 (11.7) | ||
Valencia | 346 (12.3) | 1106 (15.1) | ||
Valladolid | 204 (7.2) | 412 (5.6) | ||
Vigo | 373 (13.2) | 827 (11.3) | ||
Field | Art and Humanities | 261 (9.2) | 964 (13.1) | < 0.001 |
Science | 515 (18.2) | 1041 (14.2) | ||
Health Sciences | 506 (17.9) | 1762 (24.0) | ||
Social and Legal Sciences | 900 (31.9) | 3161 (43.0) | ||
Engineering and Architecture | 641 (22.7) | 416 (5.7) | ||
University degree | Yes | 565 (20.0) | 1717 (23.4) | < 0.001 |
No | 2258 (80.0) | 5627 (76.6) | ||
Residence | University housing | 326 (11.5) | 971 (13.2) | < 0.001 |
Family /own home | 1470 (52.1) | 3407 (46.4) | ||
Rented apartment | 1027 (36.4) | 2966 (40.4) | ||
Occupation | Student | 580 (20.5) | 1772 (24.1) | < 0.001 |
Student and employed | 344 (12.2) | 741 (10.1) | ||
Student looking for work | 1899 (67.3) | 4831 (65.8) | ||
Characteristics and patterns of alcohol consumption | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | p | |
Age at start of consumption (years) | < 13 | 348 (13.2) | 922 (13.4) | 0.003 |
14–15 | 1040 (39.4) | 2978 (43.2) | ||
16–17 | 1020 (38.6) | 2411 (35.0) | ||
≥ 18 | 234 (8.9) | 587 (8.5) | ||
Drinking place | Public place | 0.113 | ||
Bar/Restaurant | 948 (33.6) | 2395 (32.6) | ||
University celebration | 1246 (44.1) | 3249 (44.2) | ||
Public street | 88 (3.1) | 307 (4.2) | ||
Private place | ||||
Private celebration | 174 (6.2) | 480 (6.5) | ||
Other | 367 (13.0) | 913 (12.4) | ||
Risky alcohol consumption | No | 2188 (77.5) | 6262 (85.3) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 635 (22.5) | 1082 (14.7) | ||
Binge drinking | No | 1484 (52.6) | 3719 (50.6) | 0.082 |
Yes | 1339 (47.4) | 3625 (49.4) | ||
Family history of alcohol use | 0 | 2088 (74.0) | 5333 (72.6) | < 0.001 |
1 or more | 735 (26.0) | 2011 (27.4) | ||