Table 3

The prediction of NEET-status in young adulthood by gender

Factors	NEET-status in young adulthood
	Females			Males
	Unadjusted bivariate analyses	Sociodemographic model	Fully adjusted multivariable model	Unadjusted bivariate analyses	Sociodemographic model	Fully adjusted multivariable model
R² for models	–	0.010	0.070	–	0.021	0.094
Sociodemographic factors
Non-Sami (ref.)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sami ethnicity	0.76 (0.50 to 1.13)^p=0.17	0.76 (0.50 to 1.16)^p=0.21	0.74 (0.46 to 1.17)^p=0.20	1.67 (1.15 to 2.42)^p=0.008	1.59 (1.07 to 2.36)^p=0.021	1.58 (1.02 to 2.44)^p=0.039
Nordland county (ref.)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Troms county	1.06 (0.84 to 1.35)^p=0.61	1.12 (0.87 to 1.43)^p=0.39	1.13 (0.86 to 1.48)^p=0.40	1.19 (0.91 to 1.56)^p=0.20	1.16 (0.87 to 1.55)^p=0.31	1.18 (0.86 to 1.62)^p=0.29
Finnmark county	0.87 (0.62 to 1.21)^p=0.41	0.93 (0.64 to 1.34)^p=0.69	1.03 (0.69 to 1.52)^p=0.91	1.49 (1.07 to 2.08)^p=0.018	1.25 (0.86 to 1.81)^p=0.24	1.43 (0.95 to 2.15)^p=0.09
Parental higher university degree (ref.)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Parental lower university degree	1.13 (0.71 to 1.79)^p=0.60	1.02 (0.64 to 1.64)^p=0.93	1.06 (0.63 to 1.78)^p=0.82	1.92 (1.09 to 3.40)^p=0.025	1.76 (0.98 to 3.14)^p=0.06	1.75 (0.91 to 3.33)^p=0.09
Parental upper secondary education	1.33 (0.85 to 2.07)^p=0.21	1.26 (0.80 to 1.98)^p=0.33	1.32 (0.81 to 2.17)^p=0.27	2.23 (1.28 to 3.89)^p=0.005	2.04 (1.16 to 3.58)^p=0.013	2.10 (1.12 to 3.94)^p=0.021
Parental lower secondary education	1.74 (1.06 to 2.87)^p=0.030	1.72 (1.02 to 2.87)^p=0.040	2.11 (1.21 to 3.69)^p=0.009	3.42 (1.84 to 6.33)^p<0.001	2.91 (1.55 to 5.46)^p=0.001	3.22 (1.60 to 6.47)^p=0.001
Adolescent mental health problems (SDQ)
Peer problems	1.19 (1.11 to 1.27)^p<0.001	–	1.09 (1.01 to 1.18)^p=0.040	1.21 (1.13 to 1.30)^p<0.001	–	1.23 (1.12 to 1.34)^p<0.001
Emotional problems	1.13 (1.08 to 1.19)^p<0.001	–	1.04 (0.97 to 1.11)^p=0.28	1.08 (1.01 to 1.16)^p=0.018	–	0.88 (0.81 to 0.97)^p=0.008
Prosocial behaviour	0.97 (0.90 to 1.04)^p=0.40	–	1.02 (0.94 to 1.11)^p=0.67	0.97 (0.91 to 1.04)^p=0.38	–	1.04 (0.96 to 1.12)^p=0.33
Conduct problems	1.19 (1.10 to 1.28)^p<0.001	–	1.06 (0.96 to 1.17)^p=0.29	1.25 (1.17 to 1.33)^p<0.001	–	1.17 (1.07 to 1.28)^p=0.001
Hyperactivity problems	1.15 (1.09 to 1.21)^p<0.001	–	1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)^p=0.004	1.13 (1.06 to 1.19)^p<0.001	–	1.05 (0.98 to 1.14)^p=0.17
Impact score	1.22 (1.14 to 1.30)^p<0.001	–	1.08 (0.99 to 1.18)^p=0.08	1.21 (1.09 to 1.34)^p<0.001	–	1.12 (0.98 to 1.28)^p=0.10
Adolescent musculoskeletal pain	1.24 (1.13 to 1.35)^p<0.001	–	1.09 (0.98 to 1.21)^p=0.10	1.22 (1.10 to 1.35)^p≤0.001	–	1.15 (1.03 to 1.29)^p=0.017

Unadjusted (only one covariate), by sociodemographic factors and fully adjusted with all the listed covariates included (OR, 95% CI).
NEET, not engaged in education, employment or training; SDQ, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire.