Table 3 Independent variables in the logistic regression models.
Variable | Type of data a | Categorised |
|---|---|---|
Sex | N: Man/woman | Man/woman |
Study programme | N: Theoretical/practical | Theoretical programmes/practical programmes |
Work experiences during the whole upper secondary school period | O: Very positive (1) to very negative (5) | Very positive (1)/rather positive (2)/neither positive nor negative (3)/negative (4–5) |
Contentedness with the upper secondary school period | O: Very content (1) to very discontented (5) | Content (1–2)/neither content nor discontented (3)/discontented (4–5) |
Spare time | O: Very content (1) to very discontented (5) | Very content (1)/not very content (2–5) |
Financial situation | O: Very content (1) to very discontented (5) | Content (1–2)/not content (3–5) |
Parental support measured by two variables: support from father and support from mother | O: Very good support (1) to no support (5) and not relevant (6) | Very good support from both parents/very good support from one of them/not very good support from either of them (a combination of both variables established the three categories above) |
Support from a friend | O: Very good (1) to no support (5) and not relevant (6) | Very good (1)/not very good support (2–6) |
Possibilities to make own decisions about the future | O: Very good (1) to very bad (5) | Very good (1)/not very good (2–5) |
QOL | O: Very good (1) to very bad (5) | Good (1–2)/not very good (3–5) |
SOC index | Num: 13–91 points | Group 1 (25–50)/group 2 (51–59)/group 3 (60–68)/group 4 (69–91) |
Subjective health | O: Very good (1) to very bad (5) | Good (1–2)/not very good (3–5) |