Table 1 Logistic regression

N = 1351

Social categories

Gender (Male)

0.11**

0.04

Migration background (foreign language)

0.22**

0.08

Country of birth (abroad)

0.05

0.06

Social and familial background

Socio-economic background (Isei)

0.00

0.00

Poetry at home

−0.01

0.03

Social communication with parents

0.00

0.02

Family structure (single parent)^a

0.18*

0.08

Family structure (mixed/other)^a

0.21**

0.07

Number of siblings (1)^b

−0.06

0.07

Number of siblings (2)^b

−0.05

0.08

Number of siblings (3)^b

−0.13(*)

0.07

Education

Lower secondary education (extended requirements)^c

0.01

0.04

Lower secondary education (no formal tracking)^c

−0.01

0.07

Reading Literacy (Wleread)

−0.00

0.00

Math mark (at average)^d

0.08(*)

0.05

Math mark (below average)^d

−0.06

0.04

Level of VET (medium)^e

−0.09

0.05

Level of VET (high)^e

−0.11*

0.05

Level of VET (occupational baccalaureate)^e

−0.11(*)

0.06

Field of printing and design (2)^f

0.12

0.11

Field of business and sale (3)^f

0.22***

0.05

Field of applied computer science (4)^f

0.19*

0.09

Field of agriculture and gardening (6)^f

−0.04

0.06

Field of medical assistance (7)^f

−0.02

0.06

Field of gastronomy and hairdressing (8)^f

0.05

0.05

Field of other (9)^f

−0.08

0.05

Individual resources

Self-efficacy

−0.11

0.07

Positive life attitude

−0.15*

0.06

Persistency

−0.01

0.06

Skipping classes

−0.05

0.05

Finishing homework on time

−0.08(*)

0.04

Demographics

Region of residence (French)^g

0.13*

0.06

Region of residence (Italian)^g

0.12

0.09

Cantonal unemployment rate

0.01

0.02