Table 2 Resultsa from univariate logistic regressions for the effect of socio-demographic characteristics on NEET status
Variable | All NEETs Included | Economically Inactive NEETs Excluded |
|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Sex | ||
Male | 1.00** | 1.00* |
Female | 1.51 (1.28–1.78) | 0.72 (0.58–0.90) |
Age | 1.16** (1.12–1.20) | 1.09** (1.05–1.14) |
Ethnicity | ||
White UK & Irish | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Other (incl. gypsy/traveller) | 0.94 (0.75–1.17) | 1.00 (0.75–1.34) |
Marital status | ||
Married/cohabiting | 2.13 (1.78–2.56) | 1.37 (1.06–1.78) |
Other (incl. single/separated/divorced) | 1.00** | 1.00* |
Access to car/van | ||
Yes | 1.00** | 1.00** |
No | 4.13 (3.50–4.88) | 3.54 (2.85–4.41) |
Top academic qualification | ||
Degree or higher | 1.00** | 1.00** |
HNC/D or equiv (higher education below degree) | 1.00 (0.66–1.50) | 0.69 (0.40–1.18) |
Higher/A-level or equiv (upper school qualification) | 0.77 (0.56–1.06) | 0.64 (0.43–0.94) |
Standard grade/O-level or equiv (lower school qualification) | 1.99 (1.48–2.68) | 1.59 (1.11–2.28) |
Foreign or other qualification | 3.77 (2.48–5.71) | 2.48 (1.45–4.25) |
No educational qualification | 5.18 (3.68–7.28) | 3.22 (2.10–4.94) |
Housing tenure | ||
Own outright/with mortgage | 0.26 (0.22–0.32) | 0.33 (0.26–0.42) |
Other (incl. part rent/part mortgage, renting, rent-free, squatting) | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Receipt of means-tested benefits | ||
No | 0.26 (0.21–0.32) | 0.34 (0.27–0.44) |
Yes | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Total annual household income | ||
< £15,600 | 1.00** | 1.00** |
£15,600-£25,999 | 0.37 (0.29–0.46) | 0.39 (0.29–0.53) |
£26,000-£36,399 | 0.21 (0.15–0.29) | 0.21 (0.14–0.33) |
£36,400-£51,999 | 0.09 (0.06–0.14) | 0.13 (0.08–0.21) |
£52,000-£69,999 | 0.10 (0.06–0.16) | 0.08 (0.04–0.17) |
£70,000-£150,000+ | 0.14 (0.09–0.21) | 0.16 (0.10–0.27) |
Refused | 0.32 (0.23–0.42) | 0.35 (0.23–0.51) |
Don’t know | 0.29 (0.20–0.41) | 0.33 (0.21–0.52) |
NSSEC | ||
Managerial & professional | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Intermediate | 3.04 (1.94–4.75) | 2.23 (1.22–4.06) |
Routine & manual | 3.69 (2.45–5.56) | 3.38 (1.98–5.77) |
Other or never worked/long-term unemployed | 3.36 (2.18–5.17) | 2.24 (1.85–5.68) |
Limiting long-term illness | ||
Limiting long-term illness | 2.53 (2.02–3.16) | 1.42 (1.01–1.99) |
Non-limiting long-term illness | 0.91 (0.68–1.22) | 0.88 (0.60–1.29) |
No limiting long-term illness | 1.00** | 1.00 |
GHQ-12 score | ||
Score 0 | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Score 1–2 | 1.08 (0.89–1.32) | 1.07 (0.82–1.39) |
Score 3–4 | 1.37 (1.06–1.77) | 1.44 (1.03–2.01) |
Score 5–12 | 2.31 (1.80–2.95) | 2.53 (1.85–3.46) |
Self-assessed general health | ||
Very good/good | 1.00** | 1.00** |
Fair/bad/very bad | 2.99 (2.43–3.67) | 2.43 (1.84–3.20) |
Survey | ||
Health Survey for England (HSE) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) | 0.98 (0.84–1.16) | 1.16 (0.94–1.44) |
Survey year | ||
2010 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
2011 | 0.93 (0.77–1.12) | 1.02 (0.79–1.32) |
2012 | 0.89 (0.73–1.09) | 1.13 (0.87–1.47) |