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Table 1 Descriptive statistics* for students who enrolled in higher education and for those who did not

From: Health and educational success in adolescents: a longitudinal study

n = observations

Did not enrol in higher education (n = 1 675)

Enrolled in higher education (n = 3 680)

Girls

39

54

Immigrant background

Native background

71

77

Non-Western background

20

13

Western background

8

9

Health measures

Log birthweight (mean)

8.12

8.14

Apgar score (mean)

9.04

9.11

Gestational length (mean)

39.6

39.6

Health in adolescence

Poor

14

10

Good

56

55

Very good

28

35

Psychological distress (mean)

1.47

1.44

Parental education

Primary school

23

6

High school

47

25

Undergraduate

22

38

Graduate

6

30

Parental wealth and income

Wealth (log)

−0.56

28

Income (log)

−0.52

29

Two-parent household

57

72

Physical exercise (mean)

3.1

3.3

Smoking habits

Never smoked

48

65

Quit or smokes sometimes

27

25

Smokes every day

24

10

Alcohol consumption

Never or once

51

53

2–3 times or more

49

47

Social support

Feel close to friends

67

69

Feel close to family

69

76

Expect to obtain a college education

27

67

Grades in grade 10

−0.65

27

Absence from school due to pain (mean)

1.8

1.5

  1. Apgar breathing effort, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color
  2. *: Presented as a percentage unless otherwise stated