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Table 4 Psychosocial, health and demographic characteristics of participants who report serious teenager problems: multivariate logistic regression model

From: Is concern about young people's anti-social behaviour associated with poor health? cross-sectional evidence from residents of deprived urban neighbourhoods

  

Participants who report that teenagers are a serious problem

Variable

Category

N1

%2

OR3

P4

95% CI5

Health

      

Physical health (SF-12 v.2) Higher score = better

n/a

n/a

1.00

0.677

 

(0.99 -1.01)

Mental health (SF-12 v.2) Higher score = better

n/a

n/a

1.01

0.388

 

(0.99 -1.02)

Health service use

      

Number of GP visits (last 12 months)

None

244

19.35

1.00

  
 

1 to 6

817

21.19

1.33

0.012

(1.06 -1.66)

 

7 or more

271

30.52

1.98

< 0.001*

(1.40 -2.79)

Number of GP visits for a psychological issue (last 12 months)

None

969

20.11

1.00

  
 

1 or more

342

30.40

1.34

0.033

(1.02 -1.76)

Individual

      

Sex

Male

490

20.43

1.00

  
 

Female

842

23.32

0.96

0.645

(0.82 - 1.13)

Ethnic group

White UK

1074

21.48

1.00

  
 

Other

257

25.73

1.24

0.105

(0.96 -1.60)

Household structure

Cohabiting

489

23.37

1.00

  
 

Single

832

21.54

0.92

0.335

(0.78 -1.09)

Age group (years)

65 or older

209

14.09

1.00

  
 

55 to 64

160

19.88

1.37

0.003

(1.11 -1.70)

 

40 to 54

373

24.21

2.72

< 0.001*

(1.75 -4.23)

 

25 to 39

437

26.52

2.10

< 0.001*

(1.54 -2.85)

 

16 to 24

136

29.18

2.72

< 0.001*

(1.75 -4.23)

Living with children

No

794

19.53

1.00

  
 

Yes

527

27.64

1.16

0.109

(0.97 -1.39)

Educational qualifications

1 or more

396

25.26

1.00

  
 

None

936

21.18

0.88

0.133

(0.75 -1.04)

Problems paying bills

Never

936

20.40

1.00

  
 

Sometimes

396

27.89

1.39

0.004

(1.11 -1.73)

Home Psychosocial Environment

      

Feel safe at home

Yes

1,219

21.6

1.00

  
 

No

113

31.04

0.92

0.621

(0.65 -1.30)

Feel in control at home

Yes

1,227

21.53

1.00

   
 

No

105

34.09

1.23

0.356

(0.79 -1.93)

Feel privacy at home

Yes

1,253

22

1.00

   
 

No

79

38

0.86

0.391

(0.60 -1.22)

Self-esteem from home

Yes

1,173

21.08

1.00

   
 

No

159

35.89

1.38

0.076

(0.97 -1.97)

  

Participants who report that teenagers are a serious problem

Variable

Category

N 1

% 2

OR 3

P 4

95% CI 5

Neighbourhood Psychosocial Environment

Safe neighbourhood

Yes

825

18.43

1.00

  
 

No

507

33.09

1.94

< 0.001*

(1.66 -2.28)

Informal controls in neighbourhood

Yes

947

20.23

1.00

  
 

No

385

29.01

0.92

0.472

(0.73 -1.16)

Good neighbourhood reputation

Yes

154

14.47

1.00

  
 

No

1,178

23.83

1.45

0.033

(1.03 -2.05)

Tolerant neighbourhood

Yes

1,120

21.92

1.00

  
 

No

212

23.61

0.75

0.096

(0.53 -1.05)

Trust neighbours

Yes

700

18.13

1.00

  
 

No

632

29.45

1.59

< 0.001*

(1.25 -2.04)

Efficacy

Yes

1,027

20.22

1.00

  
 

No

305

32.87

1.28

0.064

(0.99 -1.67)

Neighbourhood belonging

Yes

975

19.98

1.00

  
 

No

357

31.65

1.30

0.074

(0.97 -1.73)

Self-esteem from neighbourhood

Yes

950

18.89

1.00

  
 

No

382

38.98

1.66

< 0.001*

(1.39 -1.99)

Neighbourhood decline in last 2 years

No decline

878

19.24

1.00

  
 

Declined

351

41.20

2.53

< 0.001*

(1.92 -3.32)

Social networks and connections with neighbourhood

Meet with relatives

≥ weekly

379

18.18

1.00

  
 

< weekly

953

24.29

1.56

< 0.001*

(1.23 -1.98)

Meet with friends

≥ weekly

282

18.44

1.00

  
 

< weekly

1,050

23.44

1.05

0.725

(0.80 -1.38)

Social support

Someone

907

19.21

1.00

  
 

Nobody

425

33.02

1.77

< 0.001*

(1.36 -2.29)

Contact with neighbours

< weekly

282

19.65

1.00

  
 

≥ weekly

1,050

22.96

1.37

0.007

(1.09 -1.73)

Length of residence in neighbourhood (years)

< 2

202

20.76

1.00

  
 

≥ 2

1,072

22.05

1.23

0.238

(0.87 -1.73)

Walk around neighbourhood

< weekly

196

17.58

1.00

  
 

≥ weekly

1,132

23.38

1.63

0.011

(1.12 -2.37)

  1. 1 Number of participants from each category who report teenagers are a serious neighbourhood problem (categorical data only)
  2. 2 Percentage of participants from each category who report teenagers are a serious neighbourhood problem categorical data only)
  3. 3 Odds ratio
  4. 4 P value
  5. 5 95% Confidence interval
  6. * P < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction
  7. Total sample n = 6008; number of observations = 5584