Table 3.
Patterns of alcohol consumption and family functioning among Spanish university students
| Family functioning (Family APGAR questionnaire) |
Risky alcohol consumption | Binge drinking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 8450) n (%) |
Yes (n = 1717) n (%) |
P | No (n = 5203) n (%) |
Yes (n = 4964) n (%) |
P | ||
| Adaptation | Almost never | 482 (5.7) | 421 (24.5) | < 0.001 | 1129 (21.7) | 1060 21.4) | 0.230 |
| Sometimes | 1768 (20.9) | 139 (8.1) | 337 (6.5) | 284 (5.7) | |||
| Almost always | 6200 (73.4) | 1157 (67.4) | 3737 (71.8) | 3620 (72.9) | |||
| Partnership | Almost never | 1269 (15.0) | 337 (19.6) | < 0.001 | 1595 (30.7) | 1704 (34.3) | < 0.001 |
| Sometimes | 2678 (31.7) | 621 (36.2) | 835 (16.0) | 771 (15.5) | |||
| Almost always | 4503 (53.3) | 759 (44.2) | 2773 (53.3) | 2489 (50.1) | |||
| Growth | Almost never | 1391 (16.5) | 650 (37.9) | < 0.001 | 1768 (34.0) | 1870 (37.7) | < 0.001 |
| Sometimes | 2988 (35.4) | 404 (23.5) | 893 (17.2) | 902 (18.2) | |||
| Almost always | 4071 (48.2) | 663 (38.6) | 2542 (48.9) | 2192 (44.2) | |||
| Affection | Almost never | 1226 (14.5) | 736 (42.9) | < 0.001 | 2052 (39.4) | 2061 (41.5) | < 0.001 |
| Sometimes | 3377 (40.0) | 326 (19.0) | 770 (14.8) | 782 (15.8) | |||
| Almost always | 3847 (45.5) | 655 (38.1) | 2381 (45.8) | 2121 (42.7) | |||
| Resolve | Almost never | 147 (1.7) | 239 (13.9) | < 0.001 | 620 (11.9) | 542 (10.9) | 0.014 |
| Sometimes | 923 (10.9) | 35 (2.0) | 109 (2.1) | 73 (1.5) | |||
| Almost always | 7380 (87.3) | 1143 (84.0) | 4474 (86.0) | 4349 (87.6) | |||
|
Total score on the Family APGA Questionnaire |
Normal functioning | 6160 (72.9) | 1120 (65.20) | < 0.001 | 3721 (71.5) | 3559 (71.7) | 0.308 |
| Mild dysfunction | 1615 (19.1) | 395 (23.0) | 1013 (19.5) | 997 (20.1) | |||
| Severe dysfunction | 675 (8.0) | 202 (11.8) | 469 (9.0) | 408 (8.2) | |||