Table 2 Odds ratios for not completing a secondary education by social relations at age 15 and 18, n = 3054

Social relations (age 15)

Family

 Poor family functioning

1.8

1.43 ; 2.45

1.98

1.36 ; 2.88

1.77

1.21 ; 2.60

Friends

 No friend to be confidential with

1.48

1.04 ; 2.12

1.89

1.12 ; 3.18

1.23

0.75 ; 2.01

 Do not talk to friends about personal worries

1.54

1.19 ; 1.99

2.41

1.60 ; 3.65

1.27

0.89 ; 1.81

 Not satisfied with help and support from friends

2.24

1.55 ; 3.23

3.02

1.80 ; 5.07

1.73

1.03 ; 2.91

Teachers and classmates

 Teachers do not help me with school work when I need it

1.45

1.06 ; 1.98

1.74

1.15 ; 2.64

1.15

0.71 ; 1.87

 Classmates are not doing well together

3.03

1.95 ; 4.69

3.82

2.20 ; 6.63

2.14

1.02 ; 4.48

 Feel left out by the other pupils in the class

1.91

1.40 ; 2.61

2.48

1.67; 3.70

1.32

0.78 ; 2.23

Social relations (age 18)

Family

 Difficult to handle conflicts

2.02

1.39 ; 2.96

2.59

1.57 ; 4.27

1.34

0.73 ; 2.47

Friends

 No friend to be confidential with

0.91

0.44 ; 1.90

1.43

0.60 ; 3.42

0.46

0.11 ; 1.94

 Difficult to handle conflicts with friends or partner

1.83

1.26 ; 2.67

1.96

1.21 ; 3.21

1.57

0.86 ; 2.88

Teachers and classmates

 Do not feel attached to my classmates

1.92

0.93 ; 3.98

1.92

0.78 ; 4.73

1.88

0.54 ; 6.55

 Teachers do not help me with schoolwork when I need it

1.37

0.54 ; 3.50

1.33

0.40 ; 4.45

1.52

0.34 ; 6.74

 Teachers do not help me with personal; problems if I need it

0.61

0.33 ; 1.44

0.53

0.24 ; 1.17

0.77

0.27 ; 2.16