Table 3. Demographic characteristics, mental wellbeing and reported alcohol and tobacco consumption of the study sample by sex, Chilean National Health Survey 2010.
| Adolescents (15–20 years old) Proportion % [95%CI] | Young adults (21–25 years old) Proportion % [95%CI] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS | MALES | FEMALES | MALES | FEMALES |
| Rural setting | 12.15 [6.89–20.53] | 10.65 [6.75–16.41] | 9.84 [4.59–19.83] | 15.59 [10.25–22.98] |
| Healthcare provision: | ||||
| Public | 83.41 [74.42–87.87] | 85.51 [79.19–90.14] | 62.90 [48.64–75.22] | 81.82 [71.70–88.88] |
| Private | 9.08 [3.42–16.78] | 13.06 [8.60–19.39] | 34.87 [22.71–49.39] | 16.34 [9.66–26.28] |
| Other or don´t know | 7.51 [3.64–14.87] | 1.44 [0.62–3.31] | 2.22 [0.22–10.86] | 1.84 [0.36–8.98] |
| MENTAL WELLBEING | ||||
| Self-reported general life satisfaction (poor) | 0.46 [0.11-1-96] | 3.28 [1.51–6.32] | 3.38 [1.10–9.90] | 2.42 [0.96–5.42] |
| How often did you feel depressed last month? | ||||
| Always/ almost always | 4.13 [1.78–9.27] | 13.40 [8.42–20.65] | 7.72 [3.74–15.26] | 11.72 [6.83–19.37] |
| Occasionally | 17.78 [11.45–26.56] | 24.04 [18.10–31.19] | 26.20 [17.20–37.76] | 28.58 [20.91–37.72] |
| Rarely/ never | 78.10 [68.97–85.12] | 62.56 [54.27–70.27] | 66.78 [54.02–76.37] | 59.71 [49.91–68.88] |
| How anxious did you feel last month? | ||||
| Not at all | 73.52 [63.26–81.43] | 67.11 [58.90–74.40] | 64.08 [51.72–74.82] | 50.11 [40.02–62.31] |
| Moderately | 16.58 [10.15–25.91] | 17.39 [12.14–24.30] | 18.46 [11.30–28.68] | 24.37 [16.40–34.21] |
| Very | 9.90 [10.15–25.91] | 15.49 [10.35–22.55] | 17.46 [10.05–28.60] | 25.52 [18.06–34.56] |
| Ever diagnosed with depression? (yes) | 4.11 [1.43–11.25] | 16.94 [11.92–23.51] | 10.96 [5.56–20.46] | 33.43 [24.34–43.94] |
| ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION | ||||
| Alcohol consumption last year (yes) | 72.34 [62.11–81.58] | 57.56 [49.02–65.66] | 90.10 [80.03–95.39] | 79.16 [79.98–85.64] |
| Binging alcohol at least once last month (yes) | 89.07 [74.94–95.69] | 70.83 [52.34–83.40] | 92.74 [85.57–96.49] | 71.10 [56.37–82.41] |
| TOBACCO CONSUMPTION | ||||
| Never | 47.33 [36.87–58.03] | 50.41 [41.93–58.88] | 27.33 [18.18–38.91] | 34.31 [25.28–44.63] |
| Former smoker | 46.94 [36.48–57.67] | 54.44 [26.65–42.72] | 64.30 [54.10–74.89] | 55.90 [45.70–65.62] |
| Current smoker | 5.73 [2.85–11.34] | 15.35 [10.25–22.34] | 8.37 [4.00–16.67] | 9.80 [6.09–15.40] |