Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics/Variables | Post-compulsory education | Total (N = 1084) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Deselection (N = 87) | Commencement (N = 997) | |||
Age N (%) | ||||
13 years | 12 (13.8) | 142 (14.2) | 154 (14.2) | |
14 years | 64 (73.6) | 794 (79.6) | 858 (79.2) | |
15 years | 11 (12.6) | 61 (6.1) | 72 (6.6) | 0.064 |
Ethnicity N (%) | ||||
Danes | 79 (90.8) | 909 (91.2) | 988 (91.1) | |
Immigrants/Descendants | 8 (9.2) | 88 (8.8) | 96 (8.9) | 0.845 |
Gender N (%) | ||||
Girls | 44 (50.6) | 486 (48.7) | 530 (48.9) | |
Boys | 43 (49.4) | 511 (51.3) | 554 (51.1) | 0.830 |
Household income categories N (%) | ||||
Lowest | 33 (37.9) | 226 (22.7) | 259 (23.9) | |
Second lowest | 30 (34.5) | 241 (24.2) | 271 (25.0) | |
Second highest | 14 (16.1) | 263 (26.4) | 277 (25.6) | |
Highest | 10 (11.5) | 267 (26.8) | 277 (25.6) | <0.001 |
Parental education categories N (%) | ||||
ISCED 0–2 | 13 (14.9) | 60 (6.0) | 73 (6.7) | |
ISCED 3 | 52 (59.8) | 435 (43.6) | 487 (44.9) | |
ISCED 5–6 | 15 (17.2) | 334 (33.5) | 349 (32.2) | |
ISCED 7–8 | 7 (8.0) | 168 (16.9) | 175 (16.1) | <0.001 |
Physical fitness Mean (SD) | ||||
41.2 (7.8) | 45.1 (7.6) | 44.8 (7.7) | <0.001 | |
Academic achievement Mean (SD) | ||||
5.1 (2.1) | 7.4 (2.1) | 7.2 (2.2) | <0.001 | |
Pupils overall health status N (%) | ||||
No hospital contacts | 72 (82.8) | 804 (80.6) | 876 (80.8) | |
Hospital contacts | 15 (7.2) | 193 (19.4) | 208 (19.2) | 0.735 |