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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2013 Jan;41(1):27–41. doi: 10.1007/s10802-012-9658-z

Table 5.

Ordinal Regression Predicting Occupational Outcomes

Predictors B SE Wald p OR (95% CI)
Academic Problems .38 .50 .56 .45 1.45 (.54–3.89)
WRAT −.02 .02 .51 .48 .98 (.94–1.03)
Higher Parental Educationa .33 .39 .73 .39 .72 (.34–1.54)
Disciplinary Categoryb
      Up to 1x/year .91 .45 4.12 .04 2.49 (1.03–6.03)
      More than1 to 5 × a year .37 .52 .50 .48 1.44 (.52–4.01)
      >5× year −.17 .56 .09 .76 .84 (.28–2.52)
IQ .02 .02 2.20 .14 1.02(.99–1.06)
ADHD (no=0, yes=1)c −1.10 .46 5.65 .02 .33 (.84–5.56)
Post High School Educationd
      No School −1.51 .69 4.79 .03 .22 (.06–.85)
      Vocational/Technical School −.85 .64 1.77 .18 .43 (.12–1.49)
      Junior/Community −1.62 .64 6.47 .01 .20 (1.21–7.49)

Not: Model χ2 (11) = 47.98, p < .001. Occupational outcomes = Hollingshead category. WRAT = Wide Range Achievement test at age 17 or age at the first follow-up interview. ADHD group: N = 99 and Comparison group: N = 67.

a

reference group is lower parental education.

c

reference group is the Comparison group.

b

reference group is up to one disciplinary action, lifetime

d

reference group is four year school.