Table 1.
Predictors of parents allowing adolescents to drink at home during the COVID-19 shutdown: Odds ratios
Gross/Total Effects | Final Model | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | [CI] | OR | [CI] | |
Adolescent sociodemographics | ||||
Male (vs. female) | .98 | [.66, 1.44] | .98 | [.63, 1.52] |
Age | 1.19*** | [1.08, 1.32] | 1.09 | [.83, 1.44] |
Older sibling (vs. younger) | 1.48*** | [1.21, 1.80] | .94 | [.48, 1.87] |
Parent sociodemographicsa | ||||
Male (vs. female) | 1.95* | [1.06, 3.59] | 1.84 | [.90, 3.77] |
Black (vs. white) | .10* | [.01, .69] | .09 | [.01, .68] |
Latino (vs. white) | .60 | [.21, 1.71] | .34 | [.10, 1.19] |
College education (vs. not) | 1.17 | [.66, 2.08] | 1.53 | [.70, 3.39] |
Employed (vs. not) | 1.32 | [.75, 2.34] | 1.17 | [.60, 2.28] |
Family annual incomeb | .98 | [.92, 1.06] | .90 | [.81, 1.01] |
Parent alcohol use and risk perceptionsa | ||||
Light drinker (vs. abstainer)c | 2.02** | [1.19,3.42] | 4.26* | [1.60,11.37] |
Heavy drinker (vs. abstainer)c | 1.54 | [.87, 2.73] | 3.93* | [1.29, 11.94] |
Perceived alcohol risk | 1.16*** | [1.06, 1.26] | 1.10 | [.98, 1.24] |
Prior adolescent alcohol used | ||||
Ever drank alcohol (vs. not) | 6.87*** | [3.87, 11.83] | 5.72*** | [3.19, 10.28] |
N=456 families (456 parents, 911 adolescents). OR=odds ratio; CI=95% confidence interval. All variables obtained from shutdown survey, unless noted.
Refers to parent survey respondent, except income.
Combined annual family income: 14-level ordinal variable, 1 (<$10,000) through 14 ($250,000+).
Light drinking = 7 (14) drinks or less per week for women (men); Heavy drinking = >7 (>14) drinks per week for women (men).
Adolescent report at prior wave of ever drinking alcohol, including sips of someone else’s drink.