Table 2.
The impact of long-term health challenges on the probability of school completion by age 21. Presented as OR (95% Cl) and average marginal effects. The sample is from birth cohorts in 1990 to 1996, n = 421,110
| OR | AME | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | Coeff. | St.error | P-value | |
| Long-term health challenges (ref: peers without long-term health challenges) | ||||
| Celiac disease | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.546 |
| Asthma | 1.04 (1.00–1.09) | 0.007 | 0.004 | 0.048 |
| IBD | 0.87 (0.78–0.96) | − 0.026 | 0.010 | 0.009 |
| Epilepsy | 0.41 (0.38–0.44) | −0.185 | 0.007 | 0.000 |
| Diabetes | 0.80 (0.74–0.87) | − 0.043 | 0.008 | 0.000 |
| Juvenile arthritis | 0.88 (0.76–1.01) | −0.024 | 0.014 | 0.094 |
| Sensory impairment | 0.63 (0.59–0.67) | −0.090 | 0.006 | 0.000 |
| SMA/SB/CP | 0.23 (0.21–0.26) | −.0.313 | 0.014 | 0.000 |
| Gender (ref:boys) | ||||
| Girls | 1.62 (1.59–1.64) | 0.087 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Immigrant background (ref:majority) | ||||
| 1.generaton | 0.50 (0.49–0.52) | −0.014 | 0.003 | 0.000 |
| 2.generation | 0.91 (0.87–0.94) | −0.180 | 0.003 | 0.000 |
| Parental education (ref: Upper secondary education and below) | ||||
| Any college/university education | 2.46 (2.43–2.50) | 0.161 | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Unknown education | 0.78 (0.74–0.82) | −0.056 | 0.006 | 0.000 |
| Parental income (log income) | 1.24 (1.22–1.27) | 0.040 | 0.002 | 0.000 |
| Treated in mental health care | 0.26 (0.24–0.28) | −0.243 | 0.008 | 0.000 |
| Constant | 0.101 (0.08–0.13) | |||
Note: adjusted for birth cohorts