Table 5.
Multiple logistic regression analysis of background factors associated with selection of cities with a population greater than that of the hometown area.
| Odds Ratio | 95% C.I. | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Gender | Female | 1.47 | 0.55 | 3.930 | 0.44 |
| Age | 24 (as standard) | ||||
| 25 | 2.615 | 0.623 | 10.974 | 0.189 | |
| 26 | 0.884 | 0.187 | 4.173 | 0.876 | |
| 27 | 1.172 | 0.218 | 6.316 | 0.853 | |
| 28 | 8.354 | 0.646 | 108.026 | 0.104 | |
| 29 | 1.695 | 0.089 | 32.247 | 0.726 | |
| 30～34 | 1.296 | 0.211 | 7.971 | 0.779 | |
| 35～39 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.999 | ||
| 40～69 | 1.462 | 0.089 | 24.146 | 0.791 | |
| Graduation year | every 1 year from 2005 | ||||
| 1.076 | 0.905 | 1.280 | 0.407 | ||
| Repeat year | Yes | 1.095 | 0.241 | 4.971 | 0.907 |
| Fail the National Exam. | Yes | 0.851 | 0.153 | 4.729 | 0.854 |
| Hometown | Kagoshima prefecture (as standard) | ||||
| Kyushu reigion (except Kagoshima) | 2.335 | 0.447 | 12.198 | 0.315 | |
| Shikoku region | 10.987 | 1.664 | 72.547 | 0.013* | |
| Chugoku region | 0.784 | 0.060 | 10.186 | 0.853 | |
| Kinki region | 11.678 | 2.629 | 51.870 | 0.001* | |
| Chubu region | 3.799 | 0.668 | 21.603 | 0.132 | |
| Kanto region | 7.115 | 1.543 | 32.811 | 0.012* | |
| Tohoku region, Hokkaido region, Overseas | 10.684 | 1.325 | 86.177 | 0.026* | |
*:p<0.05