Table 4

Difference in the probability of tertiary education (among those with completed secondary education) at age 27 by the presence of health problems at ages 10–16, adjusting for upper-secondary track choice (general vs. vocational), with 95% confidence intervals shown in parentheses

Health ProblemModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Somatic Condition –.011 –.012 –.010 .003 .005 
(–.016, –.006) (–.017, –.007) (–.014, –.004) (–.008, .013) (–.006, .016) 
Frequent Infections .002 .000 .002 –.016 –.015 
(–.003, .007) (–.005, .005) (–.003, .007) (–.027, –.004) (–.026, –.003) 
Mental Disorder –.076 –.067 –.067 –.060 –.060 
(–.082, –.070) (–.074, –.061) (–.073, –.060) (–.074, –.046) (–.074, –.045) 
Track Choice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Birth Year and Sex Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Other Control Variablesa No Yes Yes No No 
Mutually Adjustedb No No Yes No Yes 
Sibling Fixed Effects No No No Yes Yes 
N 318,202 318,202 318,202 138,852 138,852 
Health ProblemModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Somatic Condition –.011 –.012 –.010 .003 .005 
(–.016, –.006) (–.017, –.007) (–.014, –.004) (–.008, .013) (–.006, .016) 
Frequent Infections .002 .000 .002 –.016 –.015 
(–.003, .007) (–.005, .005) (–.003, .007) (–.027, –.004) (–.026, –.003) 
Mental Disorder –.076 –.067 –.067 –.060 –.060 
(–.082, –.070) (–.074, –.061) (–.073, –.060) (–.074, –.046) (–.074, –.045) 
Track Choice Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Birth Year and Sex Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Other Control Variablesa No Yes Yes No No 
Mutually Adjustedb No No Yes No Yes 
Sibling Fixed Effects No No No Yes Yes 
N 318,202 318,202 318,202 138,852 138,852 

aOther control variables are maternal age, mother tongue, parental education, family type, sibship size, region, and urban-rural classification.

bSomatic conditions, frequent infections, and mental disorders were included in the model simultaneously.

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