Table 2 Regression models for the association of parental SES (NS-SEC) with five different measures of education (n = 6703)

Type of high school

Age left full-time education

Grammar versus Comprehensive

Secondary Modern vs Comprehensive

Private vs Comprehensive

Special needs vs Comprehensive

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

Coef. [95% CI]

Higher managerial

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

0.00 [Reference]

Lower managerial

0.62 [0.44, 0.88]*

1.01 [0.69, 1.47]

0.46 [0.35, 0.59]*

2.48 [0.52, 11.72]

-0.72 [-0.96, -0.48]*

Intermediate

0.50 [0.35, 0.73]*

1.19 [0.82, 1.74]

0.24 [0.17, 0.33]*

2.25 [0.47, 10.87]

-1.63 [-1.88, -1.38]*

Small employers

0.19 [0.10, 0.36]*

1.40 [0.94, 2.11]

0.24 [0.16, 0.35]*

1.10 [0.15, 7.86]

-2.05 [-2.34, -1.77]*

Lower supervisory

0.35 [0.22, 0.56]*

1.36 [0.91, 2.02]

0.12 [0.08, 0.20]*

2.78 [0.56, 13.84]

-2.32 [-2.60, -2.04]*

Semi-routine

0.23 [0.14, 0.39]*

1.60 [1.11, 2.32]*

0.10 [0.06, 0.15]*

3.38 [0.73, 15.74]

-2.53 [-2.79, -2.27]*

Routine

0.22 [0.13, 0.39]*

1.12 [0.74, 1.69]

0.04 [0.02, 0.08]*

3.81 [0.80, 18.05]

-2.74 [-3.02, -2.46]*

Highest qualification

NVQ1 level vs None

NVQ2 level vs None

NVQ3 level vs None

NVQ4 level vs None

NVQ5 level vs None

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

Higher managerial

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

Lower managerial

0.91 [0.52, 1.58]

1.09 [0.73, 1.64]

0.79 [0.52, 1.20]

0.67 [0.46, 0.98]*

0.62 [0.41, 0.94]*

Intermediate

1.57 [0.90, 2.74]

1.61 [1.05, 2.46]*

1.00 [0.65, 1.55]

0.74 [0.50, 1.09]

0.52 [0.33, 0.82]*

Small employers

1.20 [0.68, 2.13]

1.06 [0.68, 1.63]

0.75 [0.48, 1.17]

0.37 [0.24, 0.55]*

0.23 [0.14, 0.37]*

Lower supervisory

1.06 [0.61, 1.84]

0.93 [0.61, 1.41]

0.64 [0.42, 0.98]*

0.32 [0.22, 0.47]*

0.14 [0.08, 0.23]*

Semi-routine

1.30 [0.78, 2.17]

0.80 [0.54, 1.19]

0.42 [0.28, 0.63]*

0.23 [0.16, 0.32]*

0.10 [0.06, 0.17]*

Routine

1.08 [0.63, 1.83]

0.73 [0.49, 1.10]

0.42 [0.27, 0.64]*

0.20 [0.13, 0.29]*

0.09 [0.05, 0.15]*

Status of institution

Field of study

Normal status vs No degree

Higher status vs No degree

STEM vs No degree

LEM vs No degree

OSSAH vs No degree

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

Higher managerial

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

1.00 [Reference]

Lower managerial

0.70 [0.57, 0.85]*

0.53 [0.41, 0.68]*

0.58 [0.46, 0.73]*

0.70 [0.51, 0.97]*

0.68 [0.52, 0.87]*

Intermediate

0.47 [0.38, 0.58]*

0.29 [0.21, 0.39]*

0.40 [0.32, 0.51]*

0.42 [0.30, 0.61]*

0.38 [0.29, 0.51]*

Small employers

0.34 [0.26, 0.44]*

0.15 [0.10, 0.23]*

0.26 [0.19, 0.36]*

0.32 [0.20, 0.50]*

0.25 [0.17, 0.36]*

Lower supervisory

0.28 [0.22, 0.36]*

0.15 [0.10, 0.22]*

0.22 [0.16, 0.30]*

0.30 [0.20, 0.47]*

0.21 [0.14, 0.31]*

Semi-routine

0.24 [0.19, 0.31]*

0.11 [0.08, 0.17]*

0.20 [0.15, 0.27]*

0.23 [0.15, 0.35]*

0.17 [0.12, 0.24]*

Routine

0.22 [0.17, 0.30]*

0.08 [0.05, 0.14]*

0.20 [0.14, 0.27]*

0.16 [0.09, 0.27]*

0.15 [0.09, 0.22]*