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Table 3 General health status of young Canadians by family, neighborhood, school and peer group characteristics (respondents limited to those with high material wealth)

From: It still takes a village: an epidemiological study of the role of social supports in understanding unexpected health states in young people

Factor

No.

Percent (row) reporting health status that is:

Ā 

Poorhealth

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

p-value

OR (95% CI)

All respondents

5,551

1.3

7.9

43.9

46.9

Ā Ā 

Parents/step-parents in home that are ā€œeasyā€ or ā€œvery easyā€ to talk to:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

At least one

4,999

0.8

7.0

43.5

48.7

<0.0001

1.00

None

552

5.3

15.8

47.6

31.3

Ā 

3.13 (2.49 to 3.94)

Parents trust and understanding scale:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Q4 (highest)

2,232

0.4

5.3

37.6

56.7

<0.0001

1.00

Q3

1,335

0.7

6.3

47.0

46.0

Ā 

1.24 (0.94 to 1.63)

Q2

1,022

1.5

9.8

51.9

36.9

Ā 

2.07 (1.59 to 2.70)

Q1 (lowest)

717

4.9

16.2

45.7

33.2

Ā 

4.40 (3.42 to 5.67)

Family dinners eaten together per week:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Every day

2,374

0.6

6.5

41.4

51.5

<0.0001

1.00

4 to 6 times

1,925

1.1

6.7

45.7

46.4

Ā 

1.12 (0.89 to 1.40)

1 to 3 times

873

1.6

12.1

47.3

38.6

Ā 

2.07 (1.62 to 2.66)

Never

249

7.2

12.4

41.8

38.6

Ā 

3.23 (2.28 to 4.58)

Go to bed or school hungry because of not enough food in the home:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Never

4,632

1.1

7.4

43.0

48.6

<0.0001

1.00

Sometimes

853

1.2

9.5

48.1

41.3

Ā 

1.28 (1.01 to 1.63)

Often

89

4.5

12.4

43.8

39.3

Ā 

2.19 (1.24 to 3.86)

Always

60

16.7

6.7

41.7

35.9

Ā 

3.23 (1.75 to 5.96)

Neighbourhood social capital scale:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Q4 (highest)

1,717

1.0

5.2

36.3

57.5

<0.0001

1.00

Q3

1,158

0.9

5.6

45.9

47.6

Ā 

1.07 (0.79 to 1.45)

Q2

1,412

1.0

9.4

49.4

41.2

Ā 

1.77 (1.36 to 2.30)

Q1 (lowest)

1,028

3.0

11.9

48.0

37.2

Ā 

2.67 (2.05 to 3.46)

Participate in group activities:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

3 or more

1,457

2.6

13.6

50.2

33.6

<0.0001

1.00

2

2,028

1.0

5.3

39.8

53.9

Ā 

0.46 (0.31 to 0.66)

1

1,050

0.8

3.7

43.9

51.6

Ā 

0.66 (0.50 to 0.89)

None

879

0.5

8.6

41.9

49.0

Ā 

1.92 (1.47 to 2.51)

Support from teachers at school scale:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Q4 (highest)

1,691

0.9

4.7

37.9

56.4

<0.0001

1.00

Q3

1,243

0.1

7.8

46.1

46.0

Ā 

1.41 (1.05 to 1.89)

Q2

1,258

1.2

9.1

47.3

42.2

Ā 

1.89 (1.44 to 2.49)

Q1 (lowest)

1,110

3.2

10.7

46.1

39.9

Ā 

2.70 (2.06 to 3.51)

Support from other students at school scale:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Q4 (highest)

1,685

0.9

4.7

37.4

56.9

<0.0001

1.00

Q3

1,457

0.8

6.0

47.4

45.9

Ā 

1.19 (0.89 to 1.59)

Q2

1,001

0.2

8.3

46.4

45.2

Ā 

1.53 (1.13 to 2.07)

Q1 (lowest)

1,375

3.1

12.6

47.0

37.3

Ā 

3.09 (2.40 to 3.97)

  1. Note: Tests for linear trend were statistically significant pā€‰<ā€‰0.0001.