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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Research regarding socio-economic differences in alcohol and drug use in adolescence yields mixed results. This study hypothesizes that (1) when using education type as a proxy of one's social status, clear differences will exist between students from different types of education, regardless of students' familial socio-economic background; (2) and that the effects of education type differ according to their cultural background.

Methods

Data from the Brussels youth monitor were used, a school survey administered among 1,488 adolescents from the 3rd to 6th year of Flemish secondary education. Data were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models.

Results

Controlling for their familial background, the results show that native students in lower educational tracks use alcohol and cannabis more often than students in upper educational tracks. Such a relationship was not found for students from another ethnic background.

Conclusion

Results from this study indicate that research into health risks should take into account both adolescents' familial background and individual social position as different components of youngsters' socio-economic background.
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Metadata
Title
Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education
Publication date
01-12-2012
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-215

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