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Table 1 The number and percentage of sources of alcohol supply, alcohol response, exposure to alcohol advertising, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol use disorder in Thai junior high school students who drank alcohol (n = 1187)

From: Association of supply sources of alcohol and alcohol-related harms in adolescent drinkers: the baseline characteristics of a high school cohort across Thailand

Variables

n (%)

Supply of alcohol

 1. No supply from others (self–supply only)

293 (24.8)

 2. Single source of supply of alcohol

427 (35.9)

  - Parental supply only

170 (14.3)

  - Friend/siblings supply only

163 (13.7)

  - Relatives supply only

94 (7.9)

 3. Two sources of supplies of alcohol

276 (23.2)

  - Parental and friend/siblings supply

73 (6.1)

  - Parental and relatives supply

59 (5.0)

  - Friend/siblings and relatives supply

144 (12.1)

 4. More than two sources of supplies of alcohol

191 (16.1)

  - Parental, friend/siblings, and relatives supply

191 (16.1)

Social media exposure to alcohol advertisements

  - Exposure to a picture of alcohol advertisement

949 (79.7)

  - Exposure to a video clip of alcohol advertisement

982 (82.7)

Alcohol response

  - Flushing reaction experience

94 (7.9)

Socioeconomic and demographic variables

  - Female

708 (59.6)

  - Families with low income

439 (36.9)

  - Not living with parents

188 (15.8)

  - Living in Greater Bangkok

287 (24.2)

  - Medium to low academic achievement (GPA less than or equal 2.5 (out of 4.0) or C+)

133 (11.1)

Alcohol–drinking behavior

  - Binge drinking two to three times per month

25 (2.1)

Alcohol–related harms

  - Any alcohol–related harms

263 (22.2)

Alcohol Use Disorder

  - None

926 (78.0)

  - Alcohol Use Disorder

261 (22.0)

     Mild alcohol use disorder

158 (13.3)

     Moderate alcohol use disorder

64 (5.4)

     Severe alcohol use disorder

39 (3.3)

  1. Specific mild alcohol use disorder if there are two to three symptoms, moderate alcohol use disorder if there are four to five symptoms, and severe alcohol use disorder if there are six or more symptoms out of 11 symptoms at any time during the same 12-month period, according to the DSM-5 criteria
  2. GPA Grade point average