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Table 1 Bivariate associations between wellbeing and alcohol use in schoolchildren aged 11 to 14 years

From: Wellbeing, alcohol use and sexual activity in young teenagers: findings from a cross-sectional survey in school children in North West England

Wellbeing indicators^

Ever Alcohol #

Drink alcohol often $

(a) General Wellbeing

Wald F*

N (%yes)

OR (95% CI)

Wald F

N(%yes)

OR (95% CI)

You would like to change the way you look

Disagree

7.028

1441 (39)

1

2.338

409 (55)

1

 

Don't know

 

844 (46)

1.36 (1.09-1.68)

 

283 (52)

0.91 (0.68-1.20)

 

Agree

 

1171 (53)

1.77 (1.27-2.48)

 

472 (61)

1.27 (0.88-1.83)

You can talk openly with your parents about your problems

Agree

9.270

2550 (42)

1

5.268

804 (54)

1

 

Don't know

 

483 (53)

1.52 (1.17-1.98)

 

174 (64)

1.54 (1.10-2.15)

 

Disagree

 

415 (59)

1.94 (1.33-2.83)

 

177 (63)

1.43 (1.03-2.00)

You are able to assert your views among your friends

Agree

6.181

2420 (48)

1

0.853

854 (55)

1

 

Don't know

 

737 (41)

0.77 (0.65-0.90)

 

214 (62)

1.30 (0.83-2.04)

 

Disagree

 

250 (46)

0.95 (0.72-1.26)

 

79 (56)

1.02 (0.76-1.37)

You are often sorry for things that you do ('remorse')

Disagree

1.963

553 (45)

1

2.075

189 (65)

1

 

Don't know

 

828 (48)

1.16 (0.90-0.50)

 

272 (54)

0.62 (0.37-1.03)

 

Agree

 

2055 (45)

1.03 (0.75-1.41)

 

696 (56)

0.67 (0.44-1.01)

You have a happy home life

Agree

32.899

2953 (44)

1

4.696

955 (55)

1

 

Don't know

 

273 (55)

1.52 (1.35-1.72)

 

115 (63)

1.39 (1.03-1.87)

 

Disagree

 

216 (57)

1.64 (1.23-2.19)

 

84 (69)

1.85 (1.17-2.92)

(b) School Wellbeing

Your teachers treat you fairly

Agree

13.041

2757 (42)

1

11.091

872 (53)

1

 

Don't know

 

477 (55)

1.68 (1.11-2.56)

 

177 (63)

1.52 (1.04-2.21)

 

Disagree

 

247 (67)

2.81 (1.85-4.27)

 

120 (72)

2.22 (1.37-3.62)

Your school is a nice place to be

Agree

20.690

2443 (43)

1

2.263

768 (54)

1

 

Don't know

 

663 (51)

1.39 (1.18-1.65)

 

251 (59)

1.22 (0.87-1.71)

 

Disagree

 

369 (58)

1.88 (1.52-2.33)

 

146 (64)

1.47 (0.94-2.29)

In your school, students take part in making the rules

Agree

9.174

1313 (43)

1

6.677

415 (55)

1

 

Don't know

 

1249 (44)

1.02 (0.78-1.33)

 

386 (52)

0.90 (0.61-1.33)

 

Disagree

 

873 (53)

1.51 (1.17-1.95)

 

355 (63)

1.37 (0.93-2.01)

Students are treated too strictly/severely in your school

Disagree

27.114

1120 (38)

1

2.443

336 (57)

1

 

Don't know

 

1349 (45)

1.37 (1.15-1.62)

 

433 (53)

0.85 (0.61-1.20)

 

Agree

 

978 (56)

2.12 (1.72-2.61)

 

390 (60)

1.14 (0.82-1.58)

Teachers expect too much of you

Disagree

15.394

1021 (37)

1

2.492

310 (53)

1

 

Don't know

 

1076 (42)

1.23 (0.98-1.55)

 

340 (55)

1.08 (0.72-1.61)

 

Agree

 

1337 (55)

2.05 (1.52-2.77)

 

503 (60)

1.35 (0.98-1.85)

  1. ^general and school wellbeing indicators derived from 5-point Likert Scale collapsed into agree/disagree/don't know;
  2. # 'have you ever drunk alcohol; a full drink, not just a sip';
  3. $ 'drink alcohol often' collapsed into seldom (<once a week); and often (≥once a week); students reporting 'never' or don't know how often they drink are excluded;
  4. OR: Odds Ratio (95% confidence intervals; CI); 1 = referent.
  5. *The complex samples procedure produced Wald F-values with a pair of degrees of freedom (df) values (df2, df13).
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