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Table 5 Results of univariable logistic regression analysis of downward mobility between ages 5 and 49-51 years

From: The influence of childhood IQ and education on social mobility in the Newcastle Thousand Families birth cohort

 

N

OR

95% CI

P

IQ

265

0.95

0.92-0.97

< 0.001

Education level:

275

  

0.009

None

 

1.00

  

O level

 

0.67

0.33-1.38

 

A level

 

0.35

0.13-0.95

 

University

 

0.14

0.03-0.65

 

Housing conditions:

294

  

0.68

No problems

 

1.00

  

1-4 problems

 

1.15

0.61-2.16

 

Adverse events:

268

  

0.72

None

 

1.00

  

Some (1-5)

 

1.13

0.57-2.24

 

Height (cm)

219

0.97

0.93-1.01

0.18

Sex:

294

  

0.12

Male

 

1.00

  

Female

 

1.67

0.87-3.18

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