Table 4: Distribution of students by biographical characteristics and alcohol use extent.

Variable Category Total
n (%)
Alcohol Use Extent OR 95% CI for OR
Risky
n (%)
Safe
n (%)
Gender Female 51 (41.1) 14 (27.5) 37 (72.5) 0.3 (0.15 ; 0.71)*
Male 73 (58.9) 39 (53.4) 34 (46.6) Reference
Year of study First Year 54 (43.5) 20 (37.0) 34 (63.0) 0.7 (0.32 ; 1.36)
Returning 70 (56.5) 33 (47.1) 37 (52.9) Reference
Degree Commerce 63 (52.9) 21 (33.3) 42 (66.7) 0.4 (0.19 ; 0.85)*
Science 56 (47.1) 31 (55.4) 25 (44.6) Reference
Campus Alice 66 (53.2) 37 (56.1) 29 (43.9) 3.4 (1.58 ; 7.11)*
East London 58 (46.8) 16 (27.6) 42 (72.4) Reference
Residence On 80 (66.1) 38 (47.5) 42 (52.5) 1.8 (0.80 ; 3.81)
Off 41 (33.9) 14 (34.1) 27 (65.9) Reference
Mother's Education Primary 38 (31.7) 15 (39.5) 23 (60.5) 0.8 (0.33 ; 1.91)
Secondary 37 (30.8) 16 (43.2) 21 (56.8) 0.7 (0.28 ; 1.64)
Tertiary 45 (37.5) 22 (48.9) 23 (51.1) Reference
Father's Education Primary 30 (28.3) 13 (39.4) 20 (60.6) 2.0 (0.78 ; 5.15)
Secondary 33 (31.1) 17 (56.7) 13 (43.3) 1.0 (0.40 ; 2.52)
Tertiary 43 (40.6) 17 (39.5) 26 (60.5) Reference
Mother's Employment Employed 55 (46.6) 28 (50.9) 27 (49.1) 1.7 (0.81 ; 3.51)
Unemployed 63 (53.4) 24 (38.1) 39 (61.9) Reference
Father's Employment Employed 58 (59.8) 30 (51.7) 28 (48.3) 2.4 (1.03 ; 5.66)*
Unemployed 39 (40.2) 12 (30.8) 27 (69.2) Reference
Health Knowledge (%)** 45.1(1.32) 44.3 (2.25) 45.7(1.59) -1.5d (-6.93 ; 4.01)
Age (years)** 21.8(0.32) 21.9(0.32) 21.7 (0.48) 0.2d (-1.03 ; 1.37)

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