Table 1.
Descriptive statistics* for students who enrolled in higher education and for those who did not
| n = observations | Did not enrol in higher education (n = 1 675) | Enrolled in higher education (n = 3 680) |
|---|---|---|
| Girls | 39 | 54 |
| Immigrant background | ||
| Native background | 71 | 77 |
| Non-Western background | 20 | 13 |
| Western background | 8 | 9 |
| Health measures | ||
| Log birthweight (mean) | 8.12 | 8.14 |
| Apgar score (mean) | 9.04 | 9.11 |
| Gestational length (mean) | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| Health in adolescence | ||
| Poor | 14 | 10 |
| Good | 56 | 55 |
| Very good | 28 | 35 |
| Psychological distress (mean) | 1.47 | 1.44 |
| Parental education | ||
| Primary school | 23 | 6 |
| High school | 47 | 25 |
| Undergraduate | 22 | 38 |
| Graduate | 6 | 30 |
| Parental wealth and income | ||
| Wealth (log) | −0.56 | 28 |
| Income (log) | −0.52 | 29 |
| Two-parent household | 57 | 72 |
| Physical exercise (mean) | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Smoking habits | ||
| Never smoked | 48 | 65 |
| Quit or smokes sometimes | 27 | 25 |
| Smokes every day | 24 | 10 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Never or once | 51 | 53 |
| 2–3 times or more | 49 | 47 |
| Social support | ||
| Feel close to friends | 67 | 69 |
| Feel close to family | 69 | 76 |
| Expect to obtain a college education | 27 | 67 |
| Grades in grade 10 | −0.65 | 27 |
| Absence from school due to pain (mean) | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Apgar breathing effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color
*: Presented as a percentage unless otherwise stated