Table 1.
General characteristics of the population stratified based on completion of upper secondary school.
| TotalN (%) | CompletedN (%) | Not completedN (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 116,812 (100) | 86,781 (74.3) | 30,031 (25.7) |
| CHILD CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Gender | |||
| Boys | 60,200 (51.5) | 43,204 (71.8) | 16,996 (28.2) |
| Girls | 56,612 (48.5) | 43,577 (77.0) | 13,035 (23.0) |
| Birth weight | |||
| Low | 4895 (4.2) | 3340 (68.2) | 1555 (31.8) |
| Normal | 100,032 (86.2) | 74,480 (74.5) | 25,552 (25.5) |
| High | 11,130 (9.6) | 8432 (75.8) | 2698 (24.2) |
| Hospitalisation | |||
| No | 94,720 (81.1) | 72,961 (77.0) | 21,759 (23.0) |
| Yes | 22,092 (18.9) | 13,820 (62.5) | 8272 (37.5) |
| Poor mental health | |||
| No | 104,171 (89.2) | 81,465 (78.2) | 22,706 (21.8) |
| Yes | 12,641 (10.8) | 5316 (42.1) | 7325 (57.9) |
| FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Parents' country of birth | |||
| Both Sweden | 95,892 (82.1) | 72,596 (75.7) | 23,296 (24.3) |
| One Sweden | 12,462 (10.7) | 8514 (68.3) | 3948 (31.7) |
| None Sweden | 8458 (7.2) | 5671 (67.1) | 2787 (32.9) |
| Parents' poor mental health | |||
| None | 62,986 (53.9) | 49,717 (78.9) | 13,269 (21.1) |
| Mother | 28,972 (24.8) | 20,087 (69.3) | 8885 (30.7) |
| Father | 13,978 (12.0) | 10,112 (72.3) | 3866 (27.7) |
| Both | 10,876 (9.3) | 6865 (63.1) | 4011 (36.9) |
| Parents' hospitalisation | |||
| None | 66,418 (56.9) | 51,480 (77.5) | 14,938 (22.5) |
| Mother | 23,987 (20.5) | 16,753 (69.8) | 7234 (30.2) |
| Father | 18,485 (15.8) | 13,438 (72.7) | 5047 (27.3) |
| Both | 7922 (6.8) | 5110 (64.5) | 2812 (35.5) |
| Family type | |||
| Living with both parents | 68,885 (59.0) | 53,921 (78.3) | 14,964 (21.7) |
| Not living with both parents | 47,927 (41.0) | 32,860 (68.6) | 15,067 (31.4) |
| Number of siblings | |||
| None | 4191 (3.6) | 3154 (75.3) | 1037 (24.7) |
| One | 41,637 (35.6) | 33,362 (80.1) | 8275 (19.9) |
| Two | 36,976 (31.7) | 28,205 (76.3) | 8771 (23.7) |
| Three and more | 34,008 (29.1) | 22,060 (64.9) | 11,948 (35.1) |
| Parents' education | |||
| More than three years of university | 32,305 (27.7) | 26,480 (82.0) | 5825 (18.0) |
| Three years of university | 22,031 (18.9) | 17,597 (79.9) | 4434 (20.1) |
| Three years of upper secondary | 21,064 (18.1) | 15,557 (73.9) | 5507 (26.1) |
| Two years of upper secondary | 35,904 (30.7) | 24,201 (67.4) | 11,703 (32.6) |
| Compulsory | 5343 (4.6) | 2859 (53.5) | 2484 (46.5) |
| Parents' disposable income | |||
| Richest (5th quintile) | 24,702 (21.2) | 20,558 (83.2) | 4144 (16.8) |
| 4th quintile | 24,771 (21.2) | 19,445 (78.5) | 5326 (21.5) |
| 3rd quintile | 23,583 (20.2) | 17,924 (76.0) | 5659 (24.0) |
| 2nd quintile | 22,875 (19.5) | 16,029 (70.1) | 6846 (29.9) |
| Poorest (1st quintile) | 20,881 (17.9) | 12,825 (61.4) | 8056 (38.6) |
| Municipal characteristics | |||
| Tax capacity | |||
| Highest (3rd quintile) | 66,675 (57.1) | 50,079 (75.1) | 16,596 (24.9) |
| 2nd quintile | 32,149 (27.5) | 23,731 (73.8) | 8418 (26.2) |
| Lowest (1st quintile) | 17,988 (15.4) | 12,971 (72.1) | 5017 (27.9) |
| Social allowance | |||
| Highest (3rd quintile) | 81,834 (70.1) | 60,993 (74.5) | 20,841 (25.5) |
| 2nd quintile | 22,444 (19.2) | 16,547 (73.7) | 5897 (26.3) |
| Lowest (1st quintile) | 12,534 (10.7) | 9241 (73.7) | 3293 (26.3) |