Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria

Table 5

Associations of social class with adolescent problems.

	Number of times you had tobacco (cigarette) in past 3 months
	None	≤9	≥10
Social class
Upper class	382 (90.5)	25 (5.9)	15 (3.6)
Middle class	163 (94.8)	4 (2.3)	5 (2.9)
Lower class	153 (90.0)	9 (5.3)	8 (4.7)
			= 0.367
	Number of times you have taken a prescription drug in your life
	None	1–9	≥10
Social class
Upper class	300 (71.1)	79 (18.7)	43 (10.2)
Middle class	144 (83.7)	20 (11.6)	8 (4.7)
Lower class	142 (83.5)	14 (8.2)	14 (8.2)
		= 0.001
	Age at first drink of alcohol other than a few sips
	None	<13	≥13
Social class
Upper class	281 (66.6)	62 (14.7)	79 (18.7)
Middle class	91 (52.9)	30 (17.4)	51 (29.7)
Lower class	92 (54.1)	24 (14.1)	54 (31.8)
		= 0.002
	Duration of not going to school the past 30 days because of your safety in school or on your way to school
	none	≤3	≥4
Social class
Upper class	383 (90.8)	35 (8.3)	4 (0.9)
Middle class	138 (80.2)	30 (17.4)	4 (2.3)
Lower class	143 (84.1)	23 (13.5)	4 (2.4)
		= 0.008
	Importance of finishing high school to you
	Very important	Important	Not very important
Social class
Upper class	375 (88.9)	46 (10.9)	1 (0.2)
Middle class	165 (95.9)	7 (4.1)	0 (0.0)
Lower class	146 (85.9)	22 (12.9)	2 (1.2)
		= 0.013
	Number of persons you had sexual intercourse with in past 3 months
	None	Not in last 3 months	1–3	≥4
Social class
Upper class	361 (85.5)	44 (10.4)	13 (3.1)	4 (0.9)
Middle class	136 (79.1)	23 (13.4)	11 (6.4)	2 (1.2)
Lower class	145 (85.3)	19 (11.2)	5 (2.9)	1 (0.6)
		= 0.438