Table 2.
General health status of young Canadians by family, neighborhood, school and peer group characteristics (respondents limited to the 2,310 with low material wealth)
| Factor | No. | Percent (row) reporting health status that is: | Excellent health | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | p-value | OR (95% CI) | ||
| All respondents – No. | 2,310 | 6.3 | 19.7 | 51.2 | 21.6 | ||
| Parents/step-parents in home that are “easy” or “very easy” to talk to: | |||||||
| None | 695 | 11.5 | 23.3 | 49.6 | 15.5 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| At least one | 1,583 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 53.3 | 24.1 | 1.73 (1.37 to 2.19) | |
| Parents trust and understanding scale: | |||||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 1,064 | 10.1 | 25.2 | 50.5 | 14.3 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q2 | 432 | 3.2 | 17.4 | 58.1 | 21.3 | 1.62 (1.22 to 2.16) | |
| Q3 | 296 | 5.4 | 20.3 | 52.0 | 22.3 | 1.73 (1.25 to 2.39) | |
| Q4 (highest) | 371 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 48.0 | 44.2 | 4.77 (3.64 to 6.22) | |
| Family dinners eaten together per week: | |||||||
| None | 373 | 12.1 | 29.0 | 41.0 | 18.0 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| 1 to 3 times | 595 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 59.7 | 13.4 | 0.70 (0.49 to 1.01) | |
| 4 to 6 times | 629 | 4.5 | 19.6 | 53.4 | 22.6 | 1.33 (0.96 to 1.83) | |
| Every day | 584 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 49.1 | 32.4 | 2.18 (1.56 to 2.99) | |
| Go to bed or school hungry because of not enough food in the home: | |||||||
| Always | 64 | 20.3 | 28.1 | 35.9 | 15.6 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Often | 169 | 7.1 | 27.2 | 54.4 | 11.2 | 0.73 (0.32 to 1.67) | |
| Sometimes | 745 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 50.7 | 16.8 | 1.11 (0.56 to 2.33) | |
| Never | 1,313 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 52.8 | 26.5 | 2.05 (1.02 to 4.11) | |
| Neighborhood social capital scale: | |||||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 811 | 8.9 | 27.1 | 48.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | |
| Q2 | 608 | 5.9 | 16.8 | 56.1 | 21.2 | 1.41 (1.08 to 1.85) | |
| Q3 | 382 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 51.8 | 27.0 | 1.94 (1.45 to 2.60) | |
| Q4 (highest) | 355 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 54.6 | 33.2 | <0.0001 | 2.61 (1.95 to 3.49) |
| Participate in group activities: | |||||||
| None | 830 | 10.1 | 28.1 | 47.7 | 14.1 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| 1 | 638 | 4.9 | 17.7 | 50.3 | 17.1 | 2.26 (1.74 to 2.94) | |
| 2 | 354 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 65.5 | 20.9 | 1.60 (1.16 to 2.21) | |
| 3 or more | 330 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 51.8 | 34.2 | 3.16 (2.34 to 4.26) | |
| Support from teachers at school scale: | |||||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 796 | 8.5 | 24.2 | 47.9 | 19.3 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q2 | 586 | 6.5 | 24.1 | 51.7 | 17.7 | 0.90 (0.68 to 1.18) | |
| Q3 | 415 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 56.4 | 24.8 | 1.37 (1.03 to 1.82) | |
| Q4 (highest) | 382 | 3.1 | 11.5 | 57.3 | 28.0 | 1.62 (1.22 to 2.15) | |
| Support from other students at school scale: | |||||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 942 | 9.1 | 26.3 | 47.6 | 17.0 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q2 | 409 | 5.6 | 22.5 | 53.8 | 18.1 | 1.08 (0.79 to 1.46) | |
| Q3 | 474 | 4.6 | 13.3 | 59.5 | 22.2 | 1.38 (1.05 to 1.82) | |
| Q4 (highest) | 419 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 49.4 | 36.0 | 2.73 (2.10 to 3.55) | |
Note: Tests for linear trend were statistically significant p < 0.0001.