Table 3.
Odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) from multilevel binary logistic regression models testing associations of socioeconomic status and mental health status with feelings about transitioning to secondary school
| Model 1 N = 2085 |
Model 2 N = 2048 |
Model 3 N = 2004 |
Model 4 N = 2002 |
Model 5 N = 1999 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worried about secondary school | ||||||
| Free School meal entitlement |
1.18 (1.05 to 1.32) |
1.21 (1.07 to 1.36) |
1.19 (1.06 to 1.33) |
1.22 (1.08 to 1.37) |
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| Family affluence scale score |
0.92 (0.87 to 0.97) |
0.92 (0.87 to 0.98) |
0.92 (0.87 to 0.97) |
0.92 (0.87 to 0.98) |
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| Emotional difficulties | Borderline |
3.13 (2.29 to 4.30) |
3.23 (2.35 to 4.45) |
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| Clinically significant |
5.64 (3.88 to 8.20) |
6.15 (4.17 to 9.08) |
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| Behavioural difficulties | Borderline |
1.13 (0.73 to 1.74) |
0.84 (0.53 to 1.33) |
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| Clinically significant |
1.19 (0.83 to 1.69) |
0.72 (0.49 to 1.07) |
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| Sex | Girl |
2.10 (1.74 to 2.54) |
1.97 (1.62 to 2.40) |
2.11 (1.74 to 2.55) |
1.91 (1.57 to 2.33) |
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| Intra-cluster correlation | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| Looking forward to secondary school | ||||||
| N = 2099 | N = 2062 | N = 2018 | N = 2016 | N = 2013 | ||
| Free School meal entitlement |
1.04 (0.93 to 1.16) |
1.06 (0.94 to 1.18) |
1.08 (0.96 to 1.22) |
1.08 (0.96 to 1.21) |
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| Family affluence scale score |
1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) |
1.07 (1.01 to 1.14) |
1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) |
1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) |
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| Emotional difficulties | Borderline |
0.62 (0.45 to 0.85) |
0.66 (0.48 to 0.90) |
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| Clinically significant |
0.38 (0.27 to 0.54) |
0.43 (0.31 to 0.61) |
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| Behavioural difficulties | Borderline |
0.52 (0.35 to 0.80) |
0.59 (0.39 to 0.90) |
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| Clinically significant |
0.51 (0.36 to 0.71) |
0.64 (0.45 to 0.92) |
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| Sex | Girl |
0.93 (0.77 to 1.13) |
0.97 (0.80 to 1.17) |
0.88 (0.73 to 1.07) |
0.93 (0.76 to 1.13) |
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| Intra-cluster correlation | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |