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Table 2 Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) (until age 16) and labour market trajectories (age 16–32). N = 3264 after multiple imputation. Multinomial logistic regression relative risk ratios (95% CI)

From: The importance of adverse childhood experiences for labour market trajectories over the life course: a longitudinal study

 

Cluster Membership

Model 1 (Bivariate associations)

Model 2 (Adjusted for SES)

Adverse childhood experiences

 No. of adverse childhood experiences

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.27 (1.16–1.39)

1.23 (1.10–1.37)

3

1.70 (1.41–2.05)

1.51 (1.21–1.90)

 Parental divorce

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.67 (1.30–2.13)

1.73 (1.28–2.35)

3

3.05 (1.69–5.50)

2.33 (1.11–4.91)

 Parental death

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.53 (0.96–2.45)

1.32 (0.82–2.13)

3

2.85 (1.09–7.44)

1.99 (0.71–5.52)

 Parental drug or alcohol abuse

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.60 (1.21–2.11)

1.47 (1.09–1.97)

3

2.71 (1.47–4.97)

1.95 (1.03–3.66)

 Parental unemployment

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.49 (1.14–1.93)

1.20 (0.91–1.59)

3

2.82 (1.44–5.52)

1.74 (0.84–3.64)

 Abuse or neglect

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.43 (0.89–2.30)

1.68 (1.03–2.75)

3

5.64 (2.41–13.22)

4.84 (1.95–12.02)

 Witness violent event

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

2.67 (1.63–4.37)

2.38 (1.45–3.90)

3

3.70 (1.21–11.23)

2.82 (0.90–8.83)

 Parental accident or serious illness

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.16 (0.85–1.57)

1.05 (0.76–1.47)

3

1.91 (0.97–3.73)

1.49 (0.73–3.04)

Sociodemographic characteristics and class of origin

 Gender (male vs. female)

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

2.49 (2.14–2.88)

2.55 (2.19–2.97)

3

1.44 (1.03–2.01)

1.56 (1.11–2.20)

 Parents unskilled vs. Skilled

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

2.47 (2.11–2.88)

2.43 (2.06–2.86)

3

3.82 (2.66–5.49)

3.38 (2.34–4.87)

 Household disposable income (in 100.000 Dkr)

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

0.73 (0.63–0.85)

0.74 (0.63–0.87)

3

0.29 (0.19–0.44)

0.29 (0.19–0.45)

 Lone parent vs. two parents

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

1.34 (1.01–1.76)

1.20 (0.89–1.62)

3

2.40 (1.48–3.92)

1.60 (0.96–2.67)

 Number of children in household

1

1 (ref)

1 (ref)

2

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

0.90 (0.83–0.98)

3

0.68 (0.55–0.83)

0.67 (0.55–0.82)