Table 1 Completed a secondary education (age 21), socioeconomic position (age 15) and social relations (age 15 and 18) all together and by gender (n = 3054)
From: Socioeconomic differences in school dropout among young adults: the role of social relations
All (n = 3054) | Girls (n = 1536) | Boys (n = 1518) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | p-value* | |
Completion of secondary education | 3054 | 1536 | 1518 | ||||
Completed/attending | 2779 | 91 | 1398 | 91 | 1381 | 91 | |
Dropped out/never attended | 275 | 9 | 138 | 9 | 137 | 9 | 0.969 |
Socioeconomic position | |||||||
Household income | 3053 | 1535 | 1518 | ||||
high | 1092 | 36 | 541 | 35 | 551 | 36 | |
medium | 1060 | 35 | 521 | 34 | 539 | 36 | |
low | 901 | 30 | 473 | 31 | 428 | 28 | 0.279 |
missing | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Highest education in the household | 3001 | 1508 | 1493 | ||||
high | 1094 | 36 | 518 | 34 | 576 | 39 | |
medium | 1548 | 52 | 801 | 53 | 747 | 50 | |
low | 359 | 12 | 189 | 13 | 170 | 11 | 0.053 |
missing | 53 | 28 | 25 | ||||
Social relations (age 15) | |||||||
Family | |||||||
Family functioning | 2912 | 1465 | 1447 | ||||
very good/good | 2153 | 74 | 1079 | 74 | 1074 | 74 | |
less good/not good | 759 | 26 | 386 | 26 | 373 | 26 | 0.726 |
missing | 142 | 71 | 71 | ||||
Friends | |||||||
At least one friend to be confidential with | 3027 | 1524 | 1503 | ||||
yes | 2700 | 89 | 1396 | 92 | 1304 | 87 | |
no | 327 | 11 | 128 | 8 | 199 | 13 | <0.001 |
missing | 27 | 12 | 15 | ||||
Talk to friends about personal worries | 3018 | 1521 | 1497 | ||||
yes | 2114 | 70 | 1307 | 86 | 807 | 54 | |
no | 904 | 30 | 214 | 14 | 690 | 46 | <0.001 |
missing | |||||||
Satisfied with help and support from friends | 3021 | 1522 | 1499 | ||||
yes | 2782 | 92 | 1422 | 93 | 1360 | 91 | |
no | 239 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 139 | 9 | 0.006 |
missing | 33 | 14 | 19 | ||||
Teachers and classmates | |||||||
Teachers help me with school work when I need it | 3019 | 1519 | 1500 | ||||
yes | 2544 | 84 | 1263 | 83 | 1281 | 85 | |
no | 475 | 16 | 256 | 17 | 219 | 15 | 0.089 |
missing | 35 | 17 | 18 | ||||
Classmates are doing well together | 3015 | 1520 | 1495 | ||||
yes | 2885 | 96 | 1443 | 95 | 1442 | 96 | |
no | 130 | 4 | 77 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 0.040 |
missing | 39 | 16 | 23 | ||||
Feel left out by the other pupils in the class | 3004 | 1515 | 1489 | ||||
no | 2597 | 86 | 1269 | 86 | 1328 | 89 | |
yes | 407 | 14 | 246 | 16 | 161 | 11 | <0.001 |
missing | 50 | 21 | 29 | ||||
Social relations (age 18) | |||||||
Family | |||||||
Difficult to handle conflicts | 2130 | 1161 | 969 | ||||
no | 1277 | 60 | 662 | 57 | 615 | 63 | |
yes | 853 | 40 | 499 | 43 | 354 | 37 | 0.002 |
missing | 924 | 375 | 549 | ||||
Friends | |||||||
At least one friend to be confidential with | 2165 | 1173 | 992 | ||||
yes | 2011 | 93 | 1104 | 94 | 907 | 91 | |
no | 154 | 7 | 69 | 6 | 85 | 9 | 0.015 |
missing | 889 | 363 | 526 | ||||
Difficult to handle conflicts with friends or partner | 2130 | 1161 | 969 | ||||
no | 1265 | 59 | 657 | 57 | 608 | 63 | |
yes | 865 | 41 | 504 | 43 | 361 | 37 | |
missing | 924 | 375 | 549 | 0.004 | |||
Teachers and classmates | |||||||
Feel attached to my classmates | 1922 | 1065 | 857 | ||||
yes | 1747 | 91 | 965 | 91 | 782 | 91 | |
no | 175 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 75 | 9 | 0.629 |
missing | 1132 | 471 | 661 | ||||
Teachers help me with schoolwork when I need it | 1919 | 1064 | 855 | ||||
yes | 1792 | 93 | 999 | 94 | 793 | 93 | |
no | 127 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 62 | 7 | 0.317 |
missing | 1135 | 472 | 663 | ||||
Teachers help me with personal problems if I need it | 1911 | 1059 | 852 | ||||
yes | 1292 | 68 | 709 | 67 | 583 | 68 | |
no | 619 | 32 | 350 | 33 | 269 | 32 | |
missing | 1143 | 477 | 666 | 0.493 | |||