Table 1.

Bivariate logistic regression analysis showing socioeconomic correlates of psychoactive substance abuse by adolescents in Serbia.

Variables	Cigarette smoking		Alcohol use		Drugs/Illegal drugs abuse
	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p
Gendera	0.900 (0.594–1.364)	p = 0.620	1.882 (1.535–2.306)	p < 0.001	0.120 (0.032–0.442)	p < 0.001
Age (years)	0.954 (0.621–1.467)	p = 0.832	0.508 (0.415–0.623)	p < 0.001	1.244 (0.400–3.867)	p = 0.707
Educationb	1.185 (0.806–1.742)	p = 0.389	0.477 (0.396–0.574)	p < 0.001	0.867 (0.331–2.271)	p = 0.771
Emplyment statusc	1.227 (0.701–2.148)	p = 0.473	1.335 (0.979–1.821)	p = 0.068	1.954 (0.249–15.320)	p = 0.524
Type of settlementd	0.940 (0.616–1.433)	p = 0.773	1.843 (1.504–2.258)	p < 0.001	0.686 (0.208–2.265)	p = 0.536
Well-being indexe	1.222 (0.962–1.552)	p = 0.101	0.661 (0.580–0.752)	p < 0.001	1.013 (0.544–1.883)	p = 0.969
Self-assessed healthf	0.700 (0.501–0.978)	p < 0.05	0.864 (0.734–1.017)	p = 0.079	0.431 (0.149–1.248)	p < 0.05
Exposure to physical violence (in the family, in school, on the street)	1.964 (0.674–5.772)	p = 0.216	6.702 (2.869–15.656)	p < 0.001	0.334 (0.069–1.612)	p = 0.172
Exposure to psychological violence (in the family, in school, on the street)	0.722 (0.225–2.316)	p = 0.584	2.210 (0.990–4.932)	p = 0.053	0.447 (0.054–3.693)	p = 0.455
The tendency to psychological violence	1.966 (0.814–4.751)	p = 0.133	3.405 (2.052–5.651)	p < 0.001	0.366 (0.094–1.430)	p = 0.148
The tendency to physical violence	0.937 (0.475–1.850)	p = 0.851	5.026 (2.839–8.896)	p < 0.001	0.280 (0.072–1.087)	p = 0.066
Risky sexual behavior	0.873 (0.546–0.873)	p = 0.572	1.383 (1.016–1.882)	p < 0.05	1.211 (0.322–4.563)	p = 0.777

^aReference values for women.

^bReference values for low education.

^cReference values for employment.

^dReference values for urban.

^eReference values for poor class.

^fReference values for poor self-perceived health.