Table 7.
Logistic regression of the relationship between respondents’ lifetime, previous year and current use of alcohol with social class and demographic variables
| Variables | B | S.E. | Wald | df | P-value | Exp (B) | 95 % C.I. for Exp (B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Lifetime Use | ||||||||
| Sex | −.212 | .146 | 2.120 | 1 | .145 | .809 | .617 | 1.005 |
| Age | −.521 | .080 | 42.474 | 1 | .000 | .594 | 0.511 | .679 |
| Class | .769 | .113 | 45.963 | 1 | .000 | 2.158 | 2.009 | 2.310 |
| Frequency | .288 | .148 | 3.801 | 1 | .051 | 1.334 | 1.277 | 1.399 |
| f.edu | .264 | .151 | 3.066 | 1 | .080 | 1.302 | 1.283 | 1.325 |
| m.edu | −.036 | .151 | .058 | 1 | .809 | .964 | .938 | .992 |
| Constant | 7.191 | 1.213 | 35.152 | 1 | .000 | 1327.730 | ||
| Previous year Use | ||||||||
| Sex | −.269 | .140 | 3.721 | 1 | .054 | .764 | .698 | .834 |
| Age | −.242 | .074 | 10.609 | 1 | .001 | .785 | .736 | .841 |
| Class | .143 | .102 | 1.960 | 1 | .162 | 1.154 | 1.112 | 1.199 |
| Frequency | .321 | .139 | 5.333 | 1 | .021 | 1.379 | 1.307 | 1.153 |
| f.edu | .212 | .145 | 2.154 | 1 | .142 | 1.236 | 1.198 | 1.279 |
| m.edu | −.061 | .145 | .175 | 1 | .676 | .941 | .898 | .991 |
| Constant | 3.652 | 1.143 | 10.202 | 1 | .001 | 38.537 | ||
| Current Use | ||||||||
| Sex | −.289 | .175 | 2.730 | 1 | .098 | .749 | .713 | .787 |
| Age | −.414 | .098 | 17.687 | 1 | .000 | .661 | .635 | .690 |
| Class | .303 | .124 | 5.947 | 1 | .015 | 1.354 | 1.288 | 1.421 |
| Frequency | .117 | .167 | .489 | 1 | .484 | 1.124 | 1.093 | 1.159 |
| f.edu | .273 | .182 | 2.246 | 1 | .134 | 1.314 | 1.276 | 1.352 |
| m.edu | −.119 | .182 | .426 | 1 | .514 | .888 | .842 | .933 |
| Constant | 4.836 | 1.501 | 10.382 | 1 | .001 | 125.934 | ||