Table 1

Associations of PPDP with adolescent drinking

 Ever drinkingMonthly drinking
Per cent when PPDP absentPer cent when PPDP presentAOR (95% CI)†Per cent when PPDP absentPer cent when PPDP presentAOR (95% CI)†
Parents were seen
 Drinking41.755.31.50 (1.22 to 1.84)***15.616.71.12 (0.81 to 1.55)
 Drunk45.161.71.40 (1.09 to 1.80)**14.024.91.84 (1.28 to 2.62)**
Parents were heard mentioning
 Benefits of drinking46.269.81.94 (1.35 to 2.80)***15.225.12.23 (1.36 to 3.67)**
 Alcohol tastes good42.367.22.05 (1.60 to 2.63)***13.823.52.32 (1.63 to 3.32)***
Parents being helped
 Buy alcohol44.863.71.67 (1.29 to 2.17)***14.025.02.17 (1.51 to 3.11)***
 Open bottle42.967.12.36 (1.85 to 3.01)***13.226.32.63 (1.87 to 3.70)***
 Pour alcohol41.370.12.76 (2.15 to 3.55)***13.324.83.03 (2.14 to 4.28)***
Parental actions
 Encouraged drinking45.675.22.52 (1.71 to 3.72)***14.928.32.97 (1.78 to 4.96)***
 Trained drinking capacity45.489.16.20 (3.45 to 11.15)***13.946.28.20 (4.04 to 16.64)***
Number of PPDPs‡Ever drinkingMonthly drinking
Prevalence (%)AOR (95% CI)Prevalence (%)AOR (95% CI)
032.3110.61
1–245.61.57 (1.21 to 2.05)***13.61.20 (0.79 to 1.82)
3–462.12.85 (2.06 to 3.95)***19.82.57 (1.60 to 4.13)***
5 or above78.75.61 (3.66 to 8.58)***32.96.22 (3.59 to 9.78)***
p for trend<0.001 <0.001 
  • †Adjusted for age, sex, perceived family affluence, place of birth, family structure, highest parental education, parental drinking and school clustering *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • ‡Possible range of the number of PPDPs from 0 to 9.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; PPDP, parental pro-drinking practice.