Table 6 Binary linear regression with school dropout at 3-year follow up as dependent variable, and negative life events as covariate

Total sample

570

Serious illness of someone in family or death of a loved one

541

9/74^c

(12.2)

91/467^c

(19.5)

7.3

−1.0

15.6

0.083

5.8

−3.3

15.0

0.213

Been seriously ill or injured, received painful or frightening treatment at hospital

542

67/376

(17.8)

34/166

(20.5)

2.7

−4.6

9.9

0.472

3.3

−4.8

11.4

0.424

Exposed to a serious accident or catastrophe

542

65/371

(17.5)

36/171

(21.0)

3.5

−3.7

10.8

0.339

0.9

−7.1

8.9

0.830

Been threatened, physically harassed or violently hurt

542

43/289

(14.9)

58/253

(22.9)

8.0

1.4

14.7

0.017

6.2

−1.3

13.8

0.106

Seen others violently hurt

542

40/312

(12.8)

61/230

(26.5)

13.7

6.9

20.5

< 0.001

10.8

2.9

18.8

0.007

Been put in sexually uncomfortable/abusive situations

542

59/386

(15.3)

42/156

(26.9)

11.6

3.8

19.5

0.004

7.4

−1.4

16.3

0.100

SES

404

−1.1^d

−3.2

1.1

0.319

Girls

324

Serious illness of someone in family or death of a loved one

310

5/35

(14.3)

64/275

(23.3)

9.0

−3.7

21.6

0.164

8.2

−5.7

22.2

0.247

Been seriously ill or injured, received painful or frightening treatment at hospital

311

42/195

(21.5)

28/116

(24.1)

2.6

−7.1

12.3

0.600

3.1

−8.1

14.3

0.588

Exposed to a serious accident or catastrophe

311

44/195

(22.6)

26/116

(22.4)

−0.2

−9.8

9.5

0.976

−1.7

−12.6

9.1

0.756

Been threatened, physically harassed or violently hurt

311

30/156

(19.2)

40/155

(25.8)

6.6

−2.7

15.8

0.165

2.2

−8.4

12.7

0.688

Seen others violently hurt

311

28/177

(15.8)

42/134

(31.3)

15.5

6.0

25.1

0.001

11.7

0.5

22.9

0.041

Been put in sexually uncomfortable/abusive situations

311

34/173

(19.7)

36/138

(26.1)

6.4

−3.0

15.9

0.181

3.7

−7.2

14.6

0.505

SES

221

−1.5

−4.8

1.7

0.351

Boys

246

Serious illness of someone in family or death of a loved one

231

4/39

(10.3)

27/192

(14.1)

3.8

−6.9

14.5

0.487

2.5

−9.2

14.2

0.674

Been seriously ill or injured, received painful or frightening treatment at hospital

231

25/181

(13.8)

6/50

(12.0)

−1.8

−12.1

8.5

0.731

0.6

−10.8

11.9

0.923

Exposed to a serious accident or catastrophe

231

21/176

(11.9)

10/55

(18.2)

6.3

−5.0

17.5

0.278

1.8

−10.1

13.6

0.770

Been threatened, physically harassed or violently hurt

231

13/133

(9.8)

18/98

(18.4)

8.6

−0.6

17.8

0.067

9.4

−1.5

20.4

0.092

Seen others violently hurt

231

12/135

(8.9)

19/96

(19.8)

10.9

1.6

20.2

0.022

9.3

−1.5

20.1

0.091

Been put in sexually uncomfortable/abusive situations

231

25/213

(11.7)

6/18

(33.3)

21.6

−0.7

43.8

0.057

10.2

−11.7

32.0

0.362

SES

183

−0.7

−3.3

2.0

0.621