Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of high school dropouts and high school completers (N= 6612)
| School dropouts (n=910) | School completers (n=5702) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Demographics |
|
|
|
|
| Age, mean, yr |
16.09 |
(15.86-16.11) |
16.10 |
(16.04-16.14) |
| Male |
58.57 |
(55.36-61.77) |
47.42 |
(46.13-49.72) |
|
Maternal education level |
|
|
|
|
| Primary |
41.09 |
(37.90-44.30) |
23.41 |
(22.31-24.51) |
| Intermediate |
47.14 |
(43.90-50.39) |
50.84 |
(49.54-52.14) |
| Tertiary |
11.79 |
(10.68-13.85) |
25.75 |
(24.61-26.88) |
|
Health |
|
|
|
|
| 1 or more somatic disease |
24.73 |
(21.92-27.53) |
19.66 |
(18.63-20.69) |
| Symptom load, mean |
1.60 |
(1.49-1.70) |
1.31 |
(1.26-1.35) |
| High psychological distress, mean |
1.52 |
(1.48-1.56) |
1.45 |
(1.43-1.46) |
| Concentration problems |
36.59 |
(33.46-39.72) |
21.76 |
(20.70-22.84) |
| Insomnia |
14.07 |
(11.81-16.33) |
9.53 |
(8.76-10.28) |
| Poor self-rated health |
17.14 |
(14.69-19.59) |
9.27 |
(8.52-10.03) |
|
Health behavior |
|
|
|
|
| BMI |
|
|
|
|
| Overweight |
18.46 |
(15.94-20.98) |
13.47 |
(12.58-14.36) |
| Obese |
5.49 |
(4.01-6.98) |
2.59 |
(2.18-3.01) |
| Smoking |
34.62 |
(31.52-37.71) |
18.82 |
(17.80-19.83) |
| No physical activity |
19.67 |
(17.09-22.25) |
10.93 |
(10.12-11.74) |
|
Psychosocial factors |
|
|
|
|
| Self-esteem, mean |
2.95 |
(2.91-2.98) |
3.05 |
(3.03-3.06) |
| Subjective well-being, mean |
2.86 |
(2.80-2.93) |
2.68 |
(2.65-2.70) |
| Loneliness, mean |
2.10 |
(2.03-2.16) |
2.01 |
(1.97-2.03) |
| Traditional family |
59.12 |
(55.92-62.32) |
77.50 |
(76.41-78.58) |
|
School-related factors |
|
|
|
|
| Reading and writing difficulties |
15.60 |
(13.24-17.96) |
6.42 |
(5.78-7.05) |
| Being bullied, mean |
1.23 |
(1.19-1.26) |
1.16 |
(1.15-1.17) |
| Disease-related school absence |
9.67 |
(7.75-11.59) |
3.95 |
(3.44-4.45) |
| Aspiration for higher education |
38.57 |
(35.41-41.91) |
46.62 |
(45.32-47.91) |
| Academic problems, mean |
2.15 |
(2.12-2.18) |
1.87 |
(1.86-1.89) |
| School-related dissatisfaction, mean |
2.40 |
(2.36-2.44) |
2.26 |
(2.25-2.28) |
| School-related conduct, mean | 1.59 | (1.56-1.62) | 1.45 | (1.44-1.46) |
The numbers are proportions (in %), unless stated otherwise, with 95% confidence intervals between parentheses.