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. 2011 Nov 11;11:861. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-861

Table 2.

Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for common mental disorder on the CIS-R (12+)

n N Prevalence (95%CI) p-value‡ Unadjusted OR (95%CI) Test for trend
Demographic Indicators
Total sample 24.2 (21.9-26.5)
Gender
 Female 265 959 27.3 (24.3-30.2) < 0.001 1.7 (1.4-2.2)***
 Male 131 739 17.9 (15.0-20.8) 1.0
Ethnic group
 White British 250 1051 24.3 (21.5-27.3) 0.19 1.0
 Black-Caribbean 41 143 31.0 (22.3-39.8) 1.4 (0.9-2.2)
 Black-African 44 234 19.5 (13.8-25.1) 0.8 (0.5-1.1)
 Asian 14 63 24.9 (15.9-33.9) 1.0 (0.6-1.7)
 Other 46 205 23.0 (16.8-29.3) 0.9 (0.6-1.4)
Age (years)
 16-24 84 356 25.1 (20.2-30.0) 0.13 1.0
 25-34 88 404 22.8 (18.4-27.2) 0.9 (0.6-1.3)
 35-44 77 336 24.3 (19.4-29.1) 0.9 (0.7-1.4)
 45-54 75 264 30.1 (24.2-35.9) 1.3 (0.9-1.9)
 55-64 41 163 25.4 (18.2-32.5) 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
 65+ 31 175 18.3 (12.3-24.3) 0.7 (0.4-1.1)
Relationship status
 Never married 172 678 26.5 (22.9-30.2) < 0.01 1.0
 Married/cohabiting 153 786 19.8 (16.8-22.9) 0.7 (0.5-0.9)**
 Divorced/separated 57 181 32.2 (25.1-39.4) 1.3 (0.9-1.9)
 Widowed 14 53 27.1 (14.9-39.4) 1.0 (0.5-1.9)
Borough
 Southwark 197 851 23.7 (20.5-26.9) 0.69 0.9 (0.7-1.2)
 Lambeth 199 847 24.6 (21.4-27.8) 1.0
Socioeconomic Indicators
Educational attainment
 No qualifications 61 228 25.7 (19.8-31.6) < 0.01 1.5 (1.0-2.1)* p = 0.003
 Up to GCSE level 100 332 30.5 (25.2-35.8) 1.8 (1.3-2.5)***
 Advanced level 102 426 25.6 (21.2-29.9) 1.4 (1.1-1.9)*
 Higher degree or above 127 693 19.2 (16.1-22.3) 1.0
Social class
 Non-manual 135 703 19.9 (16.7-23.1) < 0.01 1.0
 Manual 51 244 22.2 (16.4-27.9) 1.1 (0.8-1.7)
 No current occupation 201 714 28.5 (24.9-32.1) 1.6 (1.2-2.1)***
Employment status
 Full time 122 662 18.9 (15.8-22.2) < 0.001 1.0
 Part time/casual 57 259 22.6 (17.2-28.1) 1.2 (0.9-1.8)
 Student/student working 46 247 19.8 (14.6-25.1) 1.1 (0.7-1.6)
 Unemployed 58 170 35.5 (27.9-43.0) 2.3 (1.6-3.4)***
 Temporary and permanent sick 54 81 67.0 (56.4-77.6) 8.7 (5.1-14.7)***
 Retired 36 188 19.8 (13.8-25.8) 1.1 (0.7-1.6)
 Home looking after children 21 82 25.2 (15.8-34.6) 1.4 (0.8-2.5)
Yearly household income
 £0 - £5,475 60 139 42.2 (33.3-51.2) < 0.001 3.2 (2.1-4.8)*** < 0.001
 £5476 - £12,097 58 212 26.6 (20.5-32.7) 1.6 (1.1-2.3)*
 £12,098 - £20,753 56 203 28.9 (22.4-35.5) 1.8 (1.2-2.6)**
 £20,754 - £31,494 40 179 23.2 (15.8-30.6) 1.3 (0.8-2.0)
 £31,495 or more 129 703 18.8 (15.7-22.8) 1.0
Housing tenure
 Own/mortgage 93 525 18.9 (15.1-22.7) < 0.001 1.0
 Rented 286 1058 27.9 (24.8-30.9) 1.7 (1.2-2.2)***
 Rent free 16 112 14.2 (7.4-21.1) 0.7 (0.4-1.3)

Weighted percentages to account for survey design; frequencies are unweighted and may not add up due to missing values.

‡Pearson's χ2 test with Rao & Scott correction for survey data.

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001