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Table 3 Description statistics of covariates for the final cohort (n = 155852)

From: The impact of completing upper secondary education - a multi-state model for work, education and health in young men

Covariate

Total number (%)

  
 

or mean (sd)

Completion, general

Completion, vocational

General studies

   

 Non-completion (*)

10461 (17%)

  

 Completion

52200 (83%)

  

Vocational tracks

   

 Non-completion (*)

44927 (48%)

  

 Completion

47824 (52%)

  

Year of birth

   

 1971 (*)

28361 (18%)

83%

46%

 1972

28249 (18%)

83%

49%

 1973

25117 (16%)

83%

51%

 1974

25141 (16%)

84%

54%

 1975

25050 (16%)

83%

56%

 1976

23934 (16%)

85%

57%

Parental education

   

 Lower secondary education

17445 (11%)

68%

39%

 Upper secondary education(*)

93824 (60%)

80%

52%

 University

44583 (29%)

89%

63%

Parental income (% of median)

   

 Less than 60%

19018 (12%)

71%

40%

 60-100%

53220 (34%)

80%

49%

 100-140% (*)

60798 (39%)

85%

56%

 Above 140%

22816 (15%)

89%

64%

Parental history of disability

   

 No (*)

109905 (71%)

85%

55%

 Yes

45947 (29%)

78%

45%

Marital status mum

   

 Married (*)

116774 (75%)

86%

55%

 Not married

2566 (2%)

69%

38%

 Separated (subject 18)

23229 (15%)

74%

40%

 Other

13283 (8%)

77%

45%

Childhood chronic disease benefit

   

 None (*)

154204 (99%)

83%

52%

 Basic

747 (0.5%)

69%

39%

 Attendance benefit

901 (0.5%)

72%

38%

Conscript IQ (stanine)

   

 1-3

24577 (16%)

47%

33%

 4-6 (*)

91020 (58%)

79%

55%

 7-9

40255 (26%)

90%

70%

Conscript BMI

   

 < 18.5

8224 (5%)

83%

47%

 18.5 - 25 (*)

123567 (79%)

84%

53%

 25-30

19773 (13%)

79%

50%

 30+

4288 (3%)

70%

44%

Eligibility for military duty

   

 Eligible (*)

152312 (98%)

84%

52%

 Various degrees of issues

3540 (2%)

67%

30%

District unemployment rate (%)

2.8 (1.4)

  
  1. Levels marked with (*) are used as reference group in the multivariate model