Table 2. Prevalence of unemployment, poor health status, and health problems, before and during the UK economic recession of 2008.

	Jan–Mar '06	Jan–Mar '08	Oct–Dec '10
	%	% change
Unemployment	4.5	+0.0	+2.5
Poor Health Status	25.1	−0.3	+4.7
Health Problems
Respiratory	5.6	+0.0	+1.0
Cardiovascular	3.7	+0.2	+0.6
Depression	1.6	+0.2	+0.3
Mental Illness	0.5	+0.1	+0.1

Unemployment: Calculated according to the International Labour Organisation definition.

Jan–Mar '06: Prevalence of unemployment, poor health status, and health problems during Jan–Mar '06.

Jan–Mar '08: Percentage-point difference in prevalence between Jan–Mar '08 and Jan–Mar '06.

Oct–Dec '10: Percentage-point difference in prevalence between Oct–Dec '10 and Jan–Mar '08.

Created by the Authors using the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey Jan–Mar 2006 to Oct–Dec 2010.