Table 1.
Association of Sensation Seeking with Demographic Variables
| Adjusted Odds Ratio | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Low SS group (n= 1778) |
High SS group (n= 395) |
ORa | (95% CI) | |||
| Gender | n | |||||
| Boys | 1266 | % (n) | 80.6 (1021) | 19.4 (245) | 1.27* | (1.002–1.61) |
| Girls | 907 | % (n) | 83.5 (757) | 16.5 (150) | ||
| Grade | n | |||||
| 9b | 1126 | % (n) | 81.8 (921) | 18.2 (205) | ||
| 10 | 549 | % (n) | 82.9 (455) | 17.1 (94) | 0.90 | (0.67–1.21) |
| 11 | 312 | % (n) | 80.8 (252) | 19.2 (60) | 0.93 | (0.65–1.34) |
| 12 | 186 | % (n) | 80.6 (150) | 19.4 (36) | 0.89 | (0.57–1.38) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | β (s.e.) | p | |||
| Age | 14.78 (1.18) | 14.87 (1.18) | 0.04 (0.05) | 0.398 | ||
Note: In the table are given the row percentages.
a
Adjusted for school.
b
Reference category for grade.
OR: Odds Ratio. CI: Confidence Interval. SS: Sensation Seeking.
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001