Presence of mental ill health in England 2014 survey

This statistic displays the presence of mental ill health or psychological disturbance in individuals, by gender in England, in 2014. In this year, 22 percent of men and 25 percent of women were found to have less than optimal mental health as measured by scoring 1 to 3 on the general health questionnaire (GHQ-12 score).

Presence of mental ill health as measured by the general health questionnaire-12 score in England in 2014, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
Score 0	66%	58%
Score 1-3	22%	25%
Score 4 or more	12%	17%

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Release date

December 2015

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2014

Number of respondents

7,038*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (men) = 3,421. n (women)= 3,617

The source defines the GHQ-12 scores as follows: 'Score 0 indicates no evidence of probable mental ill health.Score 1 to 3 indicates less than optimal mental health. A score of 4 or more is referred to as a 'high GHQ-12 score', indicating probable psychological disturbance or mental ill health.'
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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