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Table 4 Regression models of socioeconomic status predicting tobacco, cannabis, other illicit drugs’ and NMPD’ use outcomes

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

 

Single indicator model

Fully adjusted model

Tobacco use

OR

95 % CI

OR

95 % CI

 Any use (past 12 months)

 

  Average or below average family income

1.07

0.96,1.19

1.10

0.99,1.23

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.17

1.05,1.31

1.18

1.05,1.31

  Parents’ education(ref. tertiary)

 

  Obligatory

0.84

0.67,1.05

0.80

0.64,1.00

  Secondary

0.92

0.83,1.03

0.90

0.80,1.00

 Daily use

 

  Average or below average perceived family income

1.35

1.18,1.55

1.31

1.14,1.50

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.33

1.16,1.53

1.31

1.14,1.51

  Parents’ education(ref. tertiary)

 

   Obligatory

1.16

0.89,1.52

1.03

0.78,1.35

   Secondary

1.20

1.05,1.37

1.11

0.97,1.28

Cannabis use

 

 Any use (past 12 months)

 

  Average or below average perceived family income

0.90

0.80,1.01

1.01

0.90,1.14

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.20

1.06,1.35

1.23

1.09,1.40

  Parents’ education(ref. tertiary)

 

   Obligatory

0.54

0.42,0.70

0.53

0.41,0.68

   Secondary

0.67

0.60,0.75

0.66

0.59,0.75

 More than once a week

 

 Average or below average perceived family income

1.19

0.99,1.43

1.27

1.05,1.54

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.36

1.13,1.65

1.37

1.13,1.66

  Parents’ education(ref. tertiary)

 

   Obligatory

0.77

0.52,1.13

0.68

0.46,1.00

   Secondary

0.83

0.69,1.00

0.77

0.64,0.94

12-month use of other illicit drugsa

 

  Average or below average perceived family income

0.89

0.71,1.10

0.96

0.77,1.21

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.45

1.15,1.83

1.48

1.18,1.87

  Parents’ education(ref. tertiary)

 

   Obligatory

0.60

0.36,0.98

0.58

0.35,0.97

   Secondary

0.74

0.59,0.92

0.74

0.59,0.93

12-month use of NMPDb

 

  Average or below average perceived family income

0.94

0.79,1.11

0.95

0.79,1.13

  Obligatory or elementary vocational education

1.15

0.96,1.38

1.16

0.96,1.39

  Parents’ education (ref. tertiary)

 

   Obligatory

1.08

0.77,1.52

1.09

0.77,1.54

   Secondary

0.89

0.75,1.06

0.90

0.75,1.08

  1. Note. All regression models are adjusted for age, living environment and linguistic region. Single indicator model: Substance use on SES indicator tested in separate models. Fully adjusted model: Substance use on perceived family income, highest achieved own education, parents’ highest achieved education. aEcstasy or cocaine or heroin or magic mushroom. bSleeping pills or tranquilizer or painkiller or stimulant or antidepressant or beta-blocker
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, P P value, NMPD Non-medical prescription drugs