Age adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for poor relations with parents, friends and teachers and connection to school by parents’ socioeconomic position (socioeconomic group III (low) compared with I (high)) among 5205 11, 13, and 15 year olds in Denmark, 1998
| Girls | Boys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Relations with parents and friends | ||||
| Parents: | ||||
| live with only one adult | 1.32 | 0.98 to 1.78 | 1.45 | 1.05 to 2.00 |
| difficult to talk with either parent about things that really bothers | 1.33 | 0.99 to 1.78 | 1.27 | 0.93 to 1.74 |
| parents expect too much from me in school | 1.56 | 1.17 to 2.07 | 1.36 | 1.04 to 1.78 |
| parents not ready to help with problems at school | 3.14 | 1.94 to 5.09 | 2.50 | 1.53 to 4.09 |
| parents not ready to come to meetings at school | 4.54 | 2.68 to 7.69 | 1.98 | 1.20 to 3.26 |
| parents don’t encourage me to do well at school | 2.58 | 1.83 to 3.64 | 1.58 | 1.09 to 2.29 |
| Combined parental relations index | 2.26 | 1.64 to 3.12 | 2.01 | 1.46 to 1.78 |
| Friends: | ||||
| difficult to talk with friends of same sex about things that really bothers | 1.22 | 0.89 to 1.68 | 1.25 | 0.95 to 1.64 |
| difficult to talk with friends of opposite sex about things that really bothers | 1.04 | 0.80 to 1.36 | 0.94 | 0.72 to 1.23 |
| less than two close friends | 1.15 | 0.78 to 1.71 | 1.02 | 0.66 to 1.58 |
| seldom with friends just after school | 1.43 | 1.10 to 1.84 | 0.99 | 0.74 to 1.33 |
| Combined friend relations index | 1.23 | 0.95 to 1.58 | 0.95 | 0.73 to 1.23 |
| Relations with teachers and connection to school | ||||
| Teachers: | ||||
| teachers don’t help me if I need extra help | 1.04 | 0.80 to 1.36 | 1.09 | 0.83 to 1.44 |
| teachers don’t treat students fairly | 1.51 | 1.19 to 1.93 | 1.58 | 1.22 to 2.05 |
| Combined teacher relations index | 1.26 | 0.93 to 1.71 | 1.48 | 1.07 to 2.03 |
| School: | ||||
| pupils are treated too strictly | 1.78 | 1.19 to 2.66 | 2.04 | 1.48 to 2.81 |
| the rules at our school are not fair | 1.52 | 1.19 to 1.93 | 1.65 | 1.28 to 2.13 |
| don’t feel safe at school | 2.22 | 1.71 to 2.89 | 2.27 | 1.70 to 3.01 |
| don’t feel I belong at my school | 1.55 | 1.21 to 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.48 to 2.54 |
| are bullied | 2.31 | 1.43 to 3.74 | 2.21 | 1.44 to 3.39 |
| Combined school connections index | 2.51 | 1.87 to 3.37 | 2.45 | 1.82 to 3.28 |