Table 4.

Bivariate analysis of factors associated with current drinking and history of intoxication

Respondent characteristics	Frequency (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD)		P value	Frequency (%) or mean ± SD		P value
	Current drinkers (n = 211)	Non-drinkers (n = 169)		Ever been intoxicated (n = 148)	Never been intoxicated (n = 63)
Mean age (years)	21.3 ± 2.0	20.5 ± 2.6	0.002	21.3 ± 2.0	21.4 ± 2.1	0.686
Gender
Female	16 (22.9)	54 (77.1)	< 0.001	4 (25.0)	12 (75.0)	< 0.001
Male	195 (62.9)	115 (37.1)		144 (73.8)	51 (26.2)
Religion
Christianity	122 (52.8)	109 (47.2)	0.205	87 (71.3)	35 (28.7)	0.761
Islam	89 (59.7)	60 (40.3)		61 (68.5)	28 (31.5)
Ever attended school
Yes	195 (55.1)	159 (44.9)	0.548	15 (93.8)	1 (6.3)	0.043
No	16 (61.5)	10 (38.5)		133 (68.2)	62 (31.8)
Mean years of formal schooling	9.0 ± 3.2	9.0 ± 3.1	0.969	8.0 ± 3.5	9.6 ± 2.7	0.126
Mean age at school dropout (years)	16.0 ± 2.7	15.5 ± 3.1	0.127	16.0 ± 2.8	16.1 ± 2.6	0.765
Respondent lives with
Family member	63 (45.7)	75 (54.3)	0.004	32 (50.8)	31 (49.2)	< 0.001
Alone or with friends	148 (61.2)	94 (38.8)		116 (78.4)	32 (21.6)
Mean weekly income (US$)	9.5 ± 6.7	6.8 ± 4.7	< 0.001	9.51 ± 5.1	9.48 ± 9.4	0.973
Parent drinks	83 (77.6)	24 (22.4)	< 0.001	56 (67.5)	27 (32.5)	0.539
Other family member drinks	84 (77.1)	25 (22.5)	< 0.001	57 (67.9)	27 (32.1)	0.645
Close friend drinks	195 (72.2)	75 (27.8)	< 0.001	139 (71.3)	56 (28.7)	0.256
Role model drinks	54 (78.3)	14 (21.7)	< 0.001	148 (70.1)	63 (29.9)	0.120
Mean knowledge score	7.47 ± 2.1	7.59 ± 2.6	0.613	7.26 ± 2.2	7.97 ± 1.7	0.022
Mean attitude score	8.45 ± 2.3	9.83 ± 2.3	< 0.001	8.21 ± 2.2	9.0 ± 1.9	0.017
Motor park location
Obalende	48 (47.5)	53 (52.5)		36 (75.0)	12 (25.0)
Ojota	64 (63.4)	37 (36.6)	0.040	34 (53.1)	30 (46.9)	0.040
Ojuelegba	61 (62.9)	36 (37.1)		47 (77.0)	14 (23.0)
Oshodi	38 (46.9)	43 (53.1)		31 (81.6)	7 (18.4)