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The European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on July 12, 2006
The European Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl071
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.
Received July 3, 2005
Accepted March 13, 2006

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School-related risk factors for drunkenness among adolescents: risk factors differ between socio-economic groups

Anette Andersen 1 *, Bjørn E. Holstein 1, and Pernille Due 1

1 Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Anette Andersen, E-mail: anette.andersen{at}socmed.ku.dk


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Purpose: To examine, separately for boys and girls, whether socio-economic differences in drunkenness exist in adolescence, whether the level of exposure to school-related risk factors differ between socio-economic groups, and whether the relative contribution of school-related risk factors to drunkenness differ between socio-economic groups. Methods: The study population was a random sample of 1453 Danish 15-year-old students. The outcome measure was drunkenness 10 times or more, as a lifetime measure. Predictor variables comprised five aspects of well-being at school. Socio-economic position (SEP) was measured by parental occupation. Results: Among girls, exposures to school-related risk factors were more prevalent in lower socio-economic groups. Poor school satisfaction was associated with drunkenness among girls from high SEP, odds ratio (OR) = 2.98 (0.73-12.16). Among boys from high SEP autonomy in decision-making was associated with drunkenness, OR = 2.74 (1.06-7.08), whereas poor school satisfaction was associated with drunkenness among boys from intermediate SEP, OR = 2.26 (0.98-5.22). Weak Parental Support in school-related matters, OR = 3.92 (1.16-13.24), and disliking school, OR = 9.12 (1.77-47.09), were associated with drunkenness among boys from low SEP. These associations were also seen among girls although not significant. Conclusion: We found that well-being at school had socially differential impact on drunkenness in adolescence.

Keywords: adolescence; alcohol drinking; socio-economic position; well-being at school.
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