Table 2.
Unadjusted single logistic regressions on enrolment in higher education
| n = observations | Model, OR (95 % Cl) |
|---|---|
| Single regressions, n = 5 354 | |
| Girls | 1.84 (1.63–2.07) |
| Immigrant background | |
| Non-Western second-generation background (reference is a native background) | 0.58 (0.50–0.68) |
| Western second-generation background | 1.05 (0.84–1.30) |
| Health measures | |
| Birthweight (log) | 1.45 (1.05–1.99) |
| Apgar score | 1.15 (1.05–1.26) |
| Gestational length | 1.00 (0.98–1.02) |
| Health in adolescence (reference is poor health) | |
| Good | 1.45 (1.21–1.74) |
| Very good | 1.80 (1.49–2.19) |
| Psychological distress (SCL-10) | 0.90 (0.79–1.09) |
| Parental education (reference is primary school) | |
| High school | 2.11 (1.75–2.56) |
| Undergraduate | 6.7 (5.48–8.19) |
| Graduate | 18.96 (14.62–24.52) |
| Parental wealth and income | |
| Wealth (log) | 1.50 (1.30–1.70) |
| Income (log) | 1.42 (1.28–1.58) |
| Two-parent household | 1.97 (1.75–2.23) |
| Physical exercise | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) |
| Smoking (reference is to never smoke) | |
| Quit or smokes sometimes | 0.68 (0.59–0.78) |
| Smokes every day | 0.30 (0.26–0.36) |
| Alcohol consumption (reference is never or once) | |
| 2–3 times or more | 0.92 (0.82–1.03) |
| Social support | |
| Feel close to friends | 1.13 (1.00–1.28) |
| Feel close to family | 1.43 (1.26–1.63) |
| Expect to obtain a college education | 5.48 (4.81–6.23) |
| Grades in grade 10 | 6.18 (5.50–6.95) |
| Absence from school due to pain | 0.86 (0.83–0.90) |
Apgar breathing effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color; CI confidence level; OR odds ratio; SCL-10 Symptom Checklist-10 [taken from Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-90)