Socioeconomic status and substance use among Swiss young men: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample (N = 5702)

	N/Mean	%/SD
Age	19.99	1.23
Linguistic region
German-speaking	2570	45.1
French-speaking	3132	54.9
Living environment
Rural (<10000 inhabitants)	3440	60.3
Urban (≥ 10000 inhabitants)	2262	39.7
Perceived family income
Average or below average	3164	55.5
Above average	2538	44.5
Highest achieved own education level
Obligatory or elementary vocational education	2858	50.1
Higher than obligatory or elementary vocational education	2844	49.9
Parents’ highest achieved education level
Obligatory	362	6.3
Secondary	2894	50.8
Tertiary	2446	42.9
Alcohol use
Any use (past 12 months)	5265	92.3
RSOD monthly or more^a	2635	46.2
Weekly risky drinking^b	355	6.2
Number of drinks/week (mean SD)	7.37	13.14
Tobacco use
Any use (past 12 months)	2693	47.2
Daily use	1196	21.0
Cannabis use
Any use (past 12 months)	1744	30.6
More than once a week	543	9.5
Other illicit drugs use^c	358	6.3
Any use (past 12 months)
NMPD use^d	607	10.6
Any use (12-month use)

Note: ^aRisky single occasion drinking (RSOD) defined as drinking 6 or more drinks on one occasion. ^bWeekly risky drinking, defined as drinking 21 drinks per week or more. ^cEcstasy or cocaine or heroin or magic mushroom. ^dSleeping pills or tranquilizer or painkiller or stimulant or antidepressant or beta-blocker
NMPD Non-medical use of prescription drugs, SD Standard deviation

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