The aim of this study, is to inquire the influence that parents' occupation makes on some habits of youth. The sample was composed of 1611 students, from the University of Novi Sad, 849 male (52,70%) and 762 female (47,30%.). The mean age was 20,8 year. In order to obtain the data social-economic questionnaire was used, following the routine health-examination procedure, for systematic control of students. The questionnaire consisted of items concerning habits of smoking, alcohol consuming and physical inactivity. The variable of parents' occupation was arrangement into four categories: working-job, administrative-job, agriculture-job, and the others. The data was submitted to descriptive-analysis, and Pearson chi square test (contingency coefficient C and Cramer V). No significant correlation between parents' occupation and examined habits was found. .
