Table 2 Associations of Educational Aspirations with Health, Sociodemographic Background, and Academic Achievement in the 7th Grade: Multilevel Multinomial Logistic Regression. Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) are Presented
From: Health and educational aspirations in adolescence: a longitudinal study in Finland
Health factors (n = 5.600) | +Sociodemographics (n = 5.525) | +School performance (n = 5.522) | ||||
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Applied to academic track is the reference category | Vocational track | Both tracks | Vocational track | Both tracks | Vocational track | Both tracks |
OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | OR (CI) | |
SDQ | ||||||
Normal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Slightly raised | 1.76 (1.39–2.23) | 1.57 (1.29–1.98) | 1.60 (1.24–2.07) | 1.50 (1.18–1.89) | 1.37 (> 1.00–1.88) | 1.34 (1.04–1.74) |
High difficulty score | 2.92 (2.05–4.17) | 2.07 (1.45–2.97). | 2.50 (1.70–3.67) | 1.94 (1.34–2.79) | 1.47 (0.91–2.36) | 1.43 (0.94–2.15) |
Daily health complaints | ||||||
No symptoms | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
One symptom | 1.35 (1.09–1.68) | 1.29 (1.05–1.59) | 1.32 (1.04–1.66) | 1.28 (1.04–1.58) | 1.36 (1.02–1.81) | 1.30 (1.03–1.64) |
Two or more | 1.20 (0.91–1.58) | 1.18 (0.92–1.53) | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 1.15 (0.89–1.50) | 1.17 (0.82–1.67) | 1.11 (0.83–1.48) |
Long-term illness | ||||||
No long-term illness | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Long-term illness | 1.01 (0.81–1.26) | 0.97 (0.78–1.19) | 1.04 (0.82–1.31) | 0.97 (0.78–1.20) | 1.22 (0.91–1.63) | 1.04 (0.82–1.31) |
Medicine prescribed | 1.22 (> 1.00–1.49) | 1.04 (0.86–1.27) | 1.19 (0.96–1.47) | 1.02 (0.84–1.25) | 0.97 (0.74–1.27) | 0.94 (0.75–1.18) |
Self-rated health | ||||||
Good | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Average or poor | 1.20 (0.95–1.52) | 1.51 (1.22–1.88) | 1.03 (0–80-1.33) | 1.41 (1.14–1.77) | 1.17 (0.86–1.59) | 1.57 (1.23–2.01) |
Gender | ||||||
Girl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Boy | 2.82 (2.42–3.29) | 1.76 (1.53–2.03) | 3.08 (2.61–3.62) | 1.81 (1.57–2.09) | 1.98 (1.61–2.42) | 1.35 (1.15–1.59) |
Immigrant background | ||||||
Native | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Immigrant | 0.88 (0.63–1.24) | 1.21 (0.91–1-60) | 0.85 (0.56–1.29) | 1.22 (0.89–1.68) | ||
Parental employment | ||||||
Both parents working | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Other | 1.24 (0.98–1.58) | 1.04 (0.83–1.32) | 1.30 (0.96–1.76) | 1.06 (0.82–1.38) | ||
Parental education | ||||||
High | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Low | 5.27 (4.47–6.21) | 2.07 (1.77–2.43) | 3.26 (2.66–4.00) | 1.48 (1.24–1.77) | ||
Family structure | ||||||
Nuclear family | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Other | 1.99 (1.69–2.35) | 1.53 (1.32–1.79) | 1.60 (1.30–1.96) | 1.29 (1.09–1.52) | ||
School performance | ||||||
High | 0.05 (0.03–0.08) | 0.18 (0.15–0.23) | ||||
Medium | 1 | 1 | ||||
Low | 35.15 (27.07–45.65) | 9.53 (7.40–12.27) | ||||
AIC / BIC | 10.194.5 / 10.320.5 | 9483.0 / 9661.7 | 7454.9 / 7660.0 | |||