Wakai Kimiko, Miura Hiroko, Umenai Takusei
School of Medicine, University of Ryukyu, Okinawa, Japan.
Addict Behav. 2005 Mar;30(3):457-64. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.06.015.
To examine the relationship between working status and behavior of substance use such as tobacco, alcohol, and drug among adolescents, a survey of 215 students in the seventh to ninth grades was conducted in urban area of Thailand. The sample consisted of 100 workers (46.5%) and 115 nonworkers (53.5%). The percentages of participants with some experiences of smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug use were 17.2%, 48.8%, and 3.3%, respectively. The participants with experiences of smoking and drinking alcohol in the working group were significantly higher than in the nonworking group (P<0.001), while the relationship between working status and drug use was weaker than the other relationships between working status and tobacco or alcohol use. The backward logistic regression analysis was refined until it included three independent variables: tobacco use, alcohol use, and household income. On the other hand, it was found that working condition, including working hours and working at night, had little impact on smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug use. However, the type of job was significantly related to tobacco use (P<0.05) by binary analysis and multiple regression analysis. These findings suggest that employment of young adolescents in urban area of Thailand has an influence on smoking and drinking alcohol. Especially, working status probably affect smoking behavior among young adolescents in the urban area of Thailand.
为研究青少年的工作状况与烟草、酒精和毒品等物质使用行为之间的关系，在泰国城市地区对215名七至九年级学生进行了一项调查。样本包括100名打工学生（46.5%）和115名非打工学生（53.5%）。有吸烟、饮酒和吸毒经历的参与者比例分别为17.2%、48.8%和3.3%。打工组中有吸烟和饮酒经历的参与者显著高于非打工组（P<0.001），而工作状况与吸毒之间的关系比工作状况与吸烟或饮酒之间的其他关系更弱。逐步进行逻辑回归分析，直至纳入三个自变量：吸烟、饮酒和家庭收入。另一方面，研究发现工作条件，包括工作时长和夜间工作，对吸烟、饮酒和吸毒影响很小。然而，通过二元分析和多元回归分析发现，工作类型与吸烟显著相关（P<0.05）。这些研究结果表明，泰国城市地区青少年就业对吸烟和饮酒有影响。特别是，工作状况可能会影响泰国城市地区青少年的吸烟行为。
