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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2007 Aug;41(2):168–174. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.03.009

Table 2.

Results of Multi-Level Analyses to Assess Main Effects of the School District-Level Alcohol Sales Rate, Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Predictor Any use of
commercial sources
Any use of
social sources
Alcohol is very easy
to obtain
Any alcohol use,
past 30 days
Any heavy drinking,
past 30 days
Student level
Male 1.49 (1.19, 1.87)a 0.89 (0.78, 1.02) 0.96 (0.84, 1.10) 1.06 (0.93, 1.22) 1.38 (1.18, 1.60)a
White 0.59 (0.45, 0.77) 1.02 (0.84, 1.24) 0.86 (0.71, 1.04) 1.07 (0.88, 1.29) 1.00 (0.81, 1.24)
School district level1
40-100% alcohol sales rate 1.21 (0.87, 1.69) 1.16 (0.91, 1.48) 1.22 (1.02, 1.45)b 1.15 (0.89, 1.48) 1.14 (0.85, 1.52)
 20-38% alcohol sales rate 1.63 (1.18, 2.27)a 1.21 (0.95, 1.55) 1.02 (0.85, 1.22) 1.20 (0.93, 1.54) 1.19 (0.89, 1.59)
1

Districts in the lowest alcohol sales rate category (0-17%) are the referent group.

a

p<.01

b

p<.05