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Table 1 Characteristics of school-attending children by prior alcohol drinking.

From: Differential relationships of family drinking with alcohol expectancy among urban school children

Characteristicsa

Alcohol naive

Alcohol experienced

 

1577 (%wt)

878 (%wt)

Grade***

  

   4th

858 (54.3)

345 (39.3)

   6th

719 (45.7)

533 (60.7)

Gender

  

   Female

806 (50.7)

422 (48.3)

   Male

771 (49.3)

456 (51.8)

Living with parents*

  

   Living with none or one parent

162 (10.0)

124 (14.0)

   Living with both parents

1415 (90.0)

754 (86.0)

Parental employment

  

   None or one employed

448 (27.1)

218 (24.7)

   Both employed

1121 (72.5)

655 (74.8)

Monthly allowance (NTb)**

  

   0

525 (33.7)

231 (26.1)

   1-499

787 (49.7)

442 (50.7)

   500 or above

216 (13.4)

171 (19.4)

After school program attendance

  

   No

331 (19.4)

193 (20.8)

   Yes

1238 (80.0)

676 (78.3)

Paternal drinking***

  

   No

552 (35.0)

174 (19.9)

   Yes

1025 (65.0)

704 (80.1)

Maternal drinking***

  

   No

978 (62.1)

308 (35.0)

   Yes

599 (38.0)

570 (65.0)

Elder sibling's drinking***

  

   No

709 (44.4)

229 (26.6)

   Yes

93 (5.9)

214 (24.4)

   NA

775 (49.7)

435 (49.0)

Age at first drinka,c

  

   7 years or older

na

658 (74.1)

   Under the age of 7

 

156 (18.2)

Cumulative frequency of drinkinga,c

  

   Experimental use (1 or 2 occasions)

na

466 (52.1)

   Occasional use (3 or more occasions)

 

393 (45.7)

  1. The Alcohol Related Experiences in Childhood (AREC), 2006-2007 (N = 2455).
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
  3. a. Some columns do not add up to 100% because of missingness.
  4. b. NT: New Taiwan dollars.
  5. c. The denominator involves the children who have had alcohol at least once in their lifetimes.