Table 3.
Healthcare seeking behaviour and health indicators in 15–16-year-olds and percentage of high school dropout 5 years later (N=13 964)
| Girls |
Boys |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Dropout (%) | N (%) | Dropout (%) | |
| Self-reported level of healthcare use | ||||
| School health services | ||||
| None | 4690 (67.7) | 22.2 | 5728 (83.6) | 32.7 |
| 1–3 | 1917 (27.7) | 24.6 | 1064 (15.5) | 39.8 |
| ≥4 | 323 (4.7) | 36.5 | 60 (0.9) | 48.3 |
| Youth health clinic | ||||
| None | 5496 (79.0) | 20.8 | 6314 (92.3) | 32.8 |
| 1–3 | 1209 (17.4) | 32.4 | 490 (7.2) | 44.5 |
| ≥4 | 256 (3.7) | 44.5 | 38 (0.6) | 71.1 |
| General practitioner | ||||
| None | 2808 (40.5) | 23.4 | 3653 (53.4) | 36.8 |
| 1–3 | 3289 (47.4) | 22.5 | 2729 (39.9) | 29.8 |
| ≥4 | 841 (12.1) | 27.8 | 453 (6.6) | 36.0 |
| Child and adolescent mental health services | ||||
| None | 6463 (93.1) | 21.8 | 6590 (96.3) | 32.8 |
| ≥1 | 477 (6.9) | 47.0 | 251 (3.7) | 62.2 |
| Health indicators | ||||
| Asthma | ||||
| None | 5730 (86.3) | 23.1 | 5753 (86.5) | 33.3 |
| Yes | 910 (13.7) | 27.1 | 897 (13.5) | 37.9 |
| Allergy | ||||
| None | 3958 (59.0) | 21.9 | 4261 (63.5) | 33.5 |
| Yes | 2756 (41.0) | 25.9 | 2448 (36.5) | 34.4 |
| Self-perceived health | ||||
| Very good/good | 5932 (86.1) | 21.8 | 6227 (90.6) | 32.8 |
| Not good/poor | 960 (13.9) | 36.8 | 645 (9.4) | 46.8 |
| Serious illness/injury past 12 months | ||||
| None | 5956 (90.8) | 23.1 | 5929 (90.1) | 33.4 |
| Yes | 606 (9.2) | 24.1 | 651 (9.9) | 37.2 |
| Pain sites reported past 12 months | ||||
| <3 | 3917 (59.6) | 19.6 | 5107 (77.7) | 31.6 |
| ≥3 | 2463 (40.4) | 29.3 | 1385 (22.3) | 42.2 |
| HSCL-10 | ||||
| <1.6 | 4391 (64.8) | 19.3 | 5848 (86.6) | 31.8 |
| ≥1.6 | 2390 (35.2) | 30.5 | 906 (13.4) | 45.7 |
| Sociodemographic variables | ||||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Ethnic Norwegian | 6115 (87.1) | 22.5 | 6040 (87.0) | 31.8 |
| First generation immigrant | 580 (8.3) | 36.7 | 546 (7.9) | 53.7 |
| Second generation immigrant | 324 (4.6) | 25.0 | 359 (5.2) | 43.7 |
| Parents’ marital status | ||||
| Married/living together | 4655 (66.6) | 18.4 | 4600 (67.0) | 28.8 |
| Other | 2335 (33.4) | 34.2 | 2265(33.0) | 44.1 |
| Household income | ||||
| Very good or good | 4212 (60.9) | 20.2 | 4520 (66.2) | 31.9 |
| Mediocre | 2450 (35.4) | 27.3 | 2096 (30.7) | 36.2 |
| Poor | 250 (3.6) | 45.6 | 207 (3.0) | 48.3 |
| Parents’ educational level | ||||
| College/university degree >4 years | 1001 (14.5) | 7.6 | 936 (13.7) | 12.8 |
| College/university degree ≤4 years | 2135 (30.9) | 14.3 | 2142 (31.3) | 24.2 |
| High school | 2867 (41.4) | 29.1 | 2814 (41.1) | 39.5 |
| Primary school | 915 (13.2) | 44.3 | 949 (13.9) | 59.1 |
HSCL-10, Hopkin's Symptom Checklist-10.