Table 12
Likelihood of dropping out by type of institution – results of four logistic regression analyses

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  University College / CEGEP Other institutions Overall
odds ratio odds ratio odds ratio odds ratio
Women 0,722* 0,637* 1,722* 0,836**
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,654 0,781 0,855 1,037
Prince Edward Island 0,978 1,004 1,112 0,703
Nova Scotia 1,784** 0,764 1,744** 1,327
New Brunswick 1,447 1,080 0,548 0,811
Quebec 0,669** 1,314** 1,078 1,260**
Manitoba 1,440 0,921 0,879 0,956
Saskatchewan 1,761** 0,979 0,958 1,098
Alberta 1,692* 1,622** 1,110 1,072
British Columbia 1,333** 1,160 1,449** 1,156
Not Canadian by birth 0,979 1,524** 1,005 1,148
Rural community 1,029 0,889 1,246 1,184**
Aboriginal 1,584 1,495 0,467 1,070
Two parents 0,733** 1,060 1,176 0,848
Single parent 0,644** 1,527** 1,301 1,311**
Student loan 1,129 0,850** 0,794** 0,711*
Age 25 0,922 0,928 0,740** 0,866
Age 26 1,426** 0,871 0,692** 0,920
High School grades 90% and over 0,254* 0,218* 1,082 0,283*
High School grades 80% to 89% 0,526** 0,581* 0,787 0,522*
High School grades 70% to 79% 0,863 0,840 0,957 0,864
Parent Postsecondary Education opinion – high 0,781 0,893 1,007 0,841
Parent – less than High School 0,733 0,931 0,682 0,884
Parent – some Postsecondary Education 1,462** 0,778 0,862 0,868
Parent – Postsecondary Education 0,820 0,731** 0,878 0,656*
Very high High School engagement 0,954 0,781 0,596** 0,838
High High School engagement 0,933 1,082 0,790 1,085
Homework – less than three hours 1,802* 1,318** 1,051 1,464*
High School dropout episode 1,343 2,289* 1,203 1,619*
Student loan – info missing 2,898** 1,343 0,328 1,222
Parent education – info missing 1,813** 1,396 0,939 1,126
* denotes significance at the 1% level
** denotes significance at the 5% level
Note: Reference variables in the regression analysis are: males, Ontario, Canadian by birth, urban community, Non Aboriginal, other family structure, no student loan, 24 years old, high school grades 60% to 69%, parental opinion on postsecondary education – important, parental education – high school diploma, high school engagement low, homework in high school – more than three hours, never dropped out of high school.
Table source : Youth in Transition Survey.