Table 3.
General health status of young Canadians by family, neighborhood, school and peer group characteristics (respondents limited to those with high material wealth)
| Factor | No. | Percent (row) reporting health status that is: | Poor health | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | p-value | OR (95% CI) | ||
| All respondents | 5,551 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 43.9 | 46.9 | ||
| Parents/step-parents in home that are “easy” or “very easy” to talk to: | |||||||
| At least one | 4,999 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 43.5 | 48.7 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| None | 552 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 47.6 | 31.3 | 3.13 (2.49 to 3.94) | |
| Parents trust and understanding scale: | |||||||
| Q4 (highest) | 2,232 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 37.6 | 56.7 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q3 | 1,335 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 47.0 | 46.0 | 1.24 (0.94 to 1.63) | |
| Q2 | 1,022 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 51.9 | 36.9 | 2.07 (1.59 to 2.70) | |
| Q1 (lowest) | 717 | 4.9 | 16.2 | 45.7 | 33.2 | 4.40 (3.42 to 5.67) | |
| Family dinners eaten together per week: | |||||||
| Every day | 2,374 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 41.4 | 51.5 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| 4 to 6 times | 1,925 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 45.7 | 46.4 | 1.12 (0.89 to 1.40) | |
| 1 to 3 times | 873 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 47.3 | 38.6 | 2.07 (1.62 to 2.66) | |
| Never | 249 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 41.8 | 38.6 | 3.23 (2.28 to 4.58) | |
| Go to bed or school hungry because of not enough food in the home: | |||||||
| Never | 4,632 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 43.0 | 48.6 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Sometimes | 853 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 48.1 | 41.3 | 1.28 (1.01 to 1.63) | |
| Often | 89 | 4.5 | 12.4 | 43.8 | 39.3 | 2.19 (1.24 to 3.86) | |
| Always | 60 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 41.7 | 35.9 | 3.23 (1.75 to 5.96) | |
| Neighbourhood social capital scale: | |||||||
| Q4 (highest) | 1,717 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 36.3 | 57.5 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q3 | 1,158 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 45.9 | 47.6 | 1.07 (0.79 to 1.45) | |
| Q2 | 1,412 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 49.4 | 41.2 | 1.77 (1.36 to 2.30) | |
| Q1 (lowest) | 1,028 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 48.0 | 37.2 | 2.67 (2.05 to 3.46) | |
| Participate in group activities: | |||||||
| 3 or more | 1,457 | 2.6 | 13.6 | 50.2 | 33.6 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| 2 | 2,028 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 39.8 | 53.9 | 0.46 (0.31 to 0.66) | |
| 1 | 1,050 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 43.9 | 51.6 | 0.66 (0.50 to 0.89) | |
| None | 879 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 41.9 | 49.0 | 1.92 (1.47 to 2.51) | |
| Support from teachers at school scale: | |||||||
| Q4 (highest) | 1,691 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 37.9 | 56.4 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q3 | 1,243 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 46.1 | 46.0 | 1.41 (1.05 to 1.89) | |
| Q2 | 1,258 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 47.3 | 42.2 | 1.89 (1.44 to 2.49) | |
| Q1 (lowest) | 1,110 | 3.2 | 10.7 | 46.1 | 39.9 | 2.70 (2.06 to 3.51) | |
| Support from other students at school scale: | |||||||
| Q4 (highest) | 1,685 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 37.4 | 56.9 | <0.0001 | 1.00 |
| Q3 | 1,457 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 47.4 | 45.9 | 1.19 (0.89 to 1.59) | |
| Q2 | 1,001 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 46.4 | 45.2 | 1.53 (1.13 to 2.07) | |
| Q1 (lowest) | 1,375 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 47.0 | 37.3 | 3.09 (2.40 to 3.97) | |
Note: Tests for linear trend were statistically significant p < 0.0001.