Consequences, risk factors, and geography of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)

Scottish Longitudinal NEET Study


Appendix 6 Odds ratio and Confidence Intervals (CI) of being NEET in 2011 from logistic regression of 2001 Census, School Census factors and local area NEET rate adjusted for age for those with school stage S4 data

Males Odds ratio 95% CI Number
2001 Census factors
Tenure
Owner occupied 1.0 2,492
Social renting 1.44*** (1.12, 1.83) 926
Private renting 0.81 (0.47, 1.39) 161
No of siblings
0 1.0 643
1 1.18 (0.87, 1.60) 1,815
2 1.33 (0.95, 1.86) 856
>=3 1.71** (1.12, 2.62) 265
School Census factors
Proportion of time absent from school
<5% 1.0 1,282
>=5% & <10% 1.29 (0.90, 1.86) 1,149
>=10% & <20% 2.39**** (1.68, 3.42) 749
>=20% 3.99**** (2.70, 5.88) 399
Number of exclusions
0 1.0 -- 3,103
1 2.17**** (1.54, 3.04) 254
2-3 2.02*** (1.26, 3.23) 105
4 or more 3.59**** (2.32, 5.55) 117
Number of passes at SCQF level 5 or higher obtained by school stage S4
>=6 1.0 -- 730
3 -5 2.77*** (1.33, 5.75) 640
1-2 4.93**** (2.53, 9.62) 1,135
0 9.34**** (4.79, 18.23) 1,074
2011 Census factors
Local NEET rate
<7.5% 1.0 762
>=7.5% & <13%

>=13% & <19%

>=19%
1.76***

1.92***

1.84***
(1.16, 2.68)

(1.26, 2.92)

(1.21, 2.80)
1,035

909

873

N=3, 579, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001, Source: SLS

Females Odds ratio 95% CI Number
2001 Census factors
Number of adults employed in childhood home
>1 1.0 1,773
1

0
1.41**

1.62**
(1.01, 1.96)

(1.12, 2.32)
1,053

487
School Census factors
Attend special school
No 1.0 3,371
Yes 2.50** (1.04, 6.03) 32
Proportion of time absent from school
<5% 1.0 1,045
>=5% & <10% 2.09** (1.17, 3.73) 1,122
>=10% & <20% 3.66**** (2.09, 6.40) 829
>=20% 9.13**** (5.12, 16.26) 408
Number of exclusions
0 1.0 -- 3,243
1 0.95 (0.49, 1.85) 88
2-3 1.79*** (0.78, 4.07) 38
4 or more 2.29*** (1.01, 5.15) 35
Number of passes at SCQF level 5 or higher obtained by school stage S4
>=6 1.0 -- 898
3 -5 2.99*** (1.39, 6.43) 757
1-2 3.30*** (1.59, 6.86) 915
0 7.03**** (3.40, 14.54) 834
Vital event factor
Teenage birth before 2010
No 1.0 3,352
Yes 10.36**** (4.90, 21.90) 52
2011 Census factor
Local NEET rate
<7.5% 1.0 736
>=7.5% & <13%

>=13% & <19%

>=19%
1.33

1.73**

1.98***
(0.79, 2.23)

(1.04, 2.89)

(1.21, 3.24)
964

793

911

N=3, 313, **P<0.05, ***P<0.01, ****P<0.001, Source: SLS

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