Table 1.
Characteristics and school outcomes of adolescents with CP in compulsory school and secondary school, birth cohorts 1990–1996
| Compulsory school | Secondary school | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CP n=3465 |
Comparison group n=16 838 |
Total n=20 303 |
CP n=2541 |
Comparison group n=12 299 |
Total n=14 840 |
|
| Females | 42.1 | 42.0 | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.7 | 41.8 |
| Birth year (mean) | 1994 | 1994 | 1994 | 1993 | 1993 | 1993 |
| Non‐Swedish background | 22.2 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 20.5 | 9.6 | 11.5 |
| Intellectual disability | 44.3 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| Mother's age at birth of child, y:mo | 29:11 | 29:2 | 29:2 | 29:4 | 29:0 | 29:1 |
| Mother's education at birth of child | ||||||
| Compulsory | 17.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 16.5 |
| Secondary | 56.7 | 56.4 | 56.4 | 57.9 | 57.1 | 57.2 |
| Higher | 25.5 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 26.3 |
| Mother employed at the time of the birth of child | 67.8 | 66.8 | 67.0 | 70.4 | 69.1 | 69.4 |
| School outcomes | ||||||
| Received final grades | 47.6 | 96.2 | 87.9 | |||
| Grade score given final grades (mean) | 183.7 | 214.3 | 211.5 | |||
| Fulfilled basic requirements to attend secondary school | 35.7 | 88.4 | 79.4 | |||
| Attended secondary school (final year) | 37.3 | 86.1 | 77.8 | |||
| Fulfilled basic requirements for attending university | 68.5 | 75.8 | 75.2 | |||
Data are % unless otherwise stated. Significant differences between cases and comparison group at the 5% level are indicated by bold font (χ2 test and simple ordinary least squares). CP, cerebral palsy.