Table 3: Distribution of students by biographical characteristics and alcohol use status.

Characteristic Category Total
n (%)
Alcohol Use Crude
OR
95% CI for Crude OR
User
n (%)
Nonuser
n (%)
Gender Female 108 (50.7) 51 (47.2) 57 (52.8) 0.3 (0.18 ; 0.68)*
Male 105 (49.3) 73 (69.5) 32 (30.5) Reference
Degree Commerce 114 (56.4) 63 (55.3) 51 (44.7) 0.5 (0.40 ; 1.46)
Science 88 (43.6) 56 (63.6) 32 (36.4) Reference
Year of study First Year 111 (52.6) 54 (48.7) 57 (51.3) 0.8 (0.25 ; 0.94)*
Returning 100 (47.4) 70 (70.0) 30 (30.0) Reference
Campus Alice 106 (49.8) 66 (62.3) 40 (37.7) 1.3 (0.69 ; 2.52)
East London 107 (50.2) 58 (54.2) 49 (45.8) Reference
Residence On 131 (62.7) 80 (61.1) 51 (38.9) 1.6 (0.94 ; 2.79)
Off 78 (37.3) 41 (52.6) 39 (47.4) Reference
Mother's Education Primary 67 (33.0) 38 (56.7) 29 (43.3) 0.7 (0.32 ; 1.63)
Secondary 66 (32.5) 37 (56.1) 29 (43.9) 0.6 (0.30 ; 1.42)
Tertiary 70 (34.5) 45 (64.3) 25 (37.7) Reference
Father's Education Primary 65 (35.3) 33 (50.8) 32 (49.2) 0.6 (0.29 ; 1.38)
Secondary 50 (27.2) 30 (60.0) 20 (40.0) 0.7 (0.31 ; 1.52)
Tertiary 69 (37.5) 43 (62.3) 26 (37.7) Reference
Mother's Employment Employed 81 (40.7) 55 (67.9) 26 (32.1) 1.5 (0.77 ; 2.82)
Unemployed 118 (59.3) 63 (53.4) 55 (46.6) Reference
Father's Employment Employed 84 (49.4) 58 (69.1) 26 (30.9) 2.3 (1.19 ;4.47)*
Unemployed 86 (50.6) 39 (45.4) 47 (54.6) Reference
Health Knowledge (%) 42.9(1.09) 45.1(1.32) 39.7(1.84) 5.4d (0.92 ; 9.86)
Age (years) 22.0(0.29) 21.8 (0.31) 22.4(0.54) -0.6d (-1.84 ; 0.65)

*Statistically significant at a 5% level of significance **Mean (se) in first three columns d mean difference