Table 2 Logistic regression estimates (OR) of predictors of mental well-being indicators [OR (95% CI)] (n = 471)

Father´s schooling

College/University degree^a

1

1

1

1

1

High school level or below

0.9 (0.6 - 1.4)

1.7 (1.1 - 2.7)*

1.4 (0.9 - 2.0)

0.6 (0.4 - 0.9)*

1.5 (1.0 - 2.3)

Mother´s schooling

College/University degree^a

1

1

1

1

1

High school level or below

0.9 (0.6 - 1.4)

1.1 (0.7 - 1.6)

0.9 (0.6 - 1.3)

0.7 (0.4 - 0.9)*

1.7 (1.1 - 2.6)**

Father´s employment status

Non-manual^a

1

1

1

1

1

Self-employed

1.3 (0.7 - 2.2)

1.1 (0.6 - 2.0)

1.6 (0.9 - 2.8)

0.8 (0.5 - 1.4)

0.9 (0.5 - 1.6)

Manual

1.1 (0.7 - 1.9)

1.6 (1.0 - 2.8)

1.9 (1.1 - 3.2)*

0.4 (0.3 - 0.7)***

2.3 (1.3 - 3.9)**

Unemployed

3.0 (1.2 - 7.7)*

2.8 (1.1 - 7.6)*

1.2 (0.5 - 2.8)

0.4 (0.2 - 0.9)*

1.6 (0.6 - 4.1)

Mother´s employment status

Non-manual^a

1

1

1

1

1

Self-employed

0.7 (0.4 - 1.2)

0.7 (0.4 - 1.4)

0.8 (0.4 - 1.4)

0.8 (0.5 - 1.5)

0.8 (0.4 - 1.5)

Manual

0.8 (0.5 - 1.2)

1.1 (0.7 - 1.8)

1.0 (0.6 - 1.5)

0.4 (0.2 - 0.6)***

1.8 (1.1 - 2.9)*

Unemployed

0.9 (0.5 - 1.6)

2.2 (1.2 - 4.0)*

1.4 (0.8 - 2.4)

0.5 (0.3 - 0.8)**

3.4 (1.8 - 6.5)***

Subjective SES

Upper/upper-middle class^a

1

1

1

1

1

Middle class

0.5 (0.3 - 1.0)

4.2 (2.0 - 8.8)***

2.0 (1.0 - 3.8)*

0.1 (0.1 - 0.3)***

2.8 (1.4 - 5.7)**

Lower/lower-middle class

0.6 (0.4 - 1.1)

2.3 (1.4 - 3.9)**

1.4 (0.9 - 2.4)

0.3 (0.2 - 0.6)***

2.3 (1.4 - 4.0)**

Gender

Male^a

1

1

1

1

1

Female

2.1 (1.4 - 3.1)***

0.9 (0.6 - 1.3)

2.6 (1.8 - 4.0)***

0.3 (0.2 - 0.5)***

1.1 (0.8 - 1.7)

Age (cont.)

0.9 (0.8 - 1.0)*

1.2 (1.0 - 1.4)*

1.0 (0.9 - 1.2)

1.2 (1.1 - 1.4)*

1.0 (0.8 - 1.1)

Type of school

Technical college^a

1

1

1

1

1

Vocational education

0.5 (0.2-1.1)

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

0.7 (0.3-1.6)

3.2 (1.2-8.2)*

1.2 (0.5-3.3)

Grammar school

0.8 (0.4-1.7)

0.5 (0.2-1.6)

0.6 (0.3-1.3)

3.9 (1.5-9.9)**

0.5 (0.2-1.3)