title: Factors associated with educational mobility in mid-age Australian women.
abstract: The educational mobility of mid-age women is rarely studied. We analysed the baseline socio-economic position (SEP) and health factors associated with obtaining further education in 4117 mid-age Australian women between 1996 and 2010 (aged 45-50 at baseline, 62-67 at follow-up) from a population-based study. Women either unemployed or working part-time at baseline had higher odds of a stable low and middle education over time (ORs ranging from 1.61 to 3.86) versus educational mobility. Apart from obesity, characteristics that may signal an unhealthy lifestyle in early mid-life were not useful indicators of women's future educational mobility.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Electronic address: l.tooth@uq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Leigh R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Tooth
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Electronic address: g.mishra@uq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gita D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class
keywords: Education; Middle-aged; Risk factors; Social mobility; Women