Table 1.
Sample characteristics and prevalence of low mental well-being and life satisfaction
| % in the last two weeks that have never or rarely beena | % with lowb | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Feeling optimistic | Feeling useful | Feeling relaxed | Dealing well with problems | Thinking clearly | Feeling close to others | Able to make up own mind | SWEMWBS score | LS | |
| n | 3,885 | 3,876 | 3,882 | 3,882 | 3,879 | 3,883 | 3,879 | 3,883 | 3,868 | 3,884 |
| All | 12.9 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 11.6 | |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 18–29 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 8.3 |
| 30–39 | 19.9 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 8.3 |
| 40–49 | 20.5 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 17.7 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
| 50–59 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 17.1 | 16.6 |
| 60–69 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| P | <0.001 | 0.461 | <0.001 | 0.579 | 0.015 | 0.008 | 0.002 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 45.0 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 10.8 |
| Female | 55.0 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| P | 0.163 | 0.067 | <0.001 | 0.549 | 0.397 | 0.041 | 0.318 | 0.604 | 0.156 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 86.3 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
| Asian | 7.9 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 14.6 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| Other | 5.7 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 16.6 | 14.4 |
| P | 0.321 | 0.794 | 0.896 | 0.178 | 0.887 | 0.973 | 0.384 | 0.226 | 0.363 | |
| IMD Quintile | ||||||||||
| (least deprived)1 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| 2 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 8.8 |
| 3 | 19.7 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 8.2 |
| 4 | 19.9 | 13.6 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| (most deprived) 5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 18.8 |
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.291 | 0.033 | 0.034 | <0.001 | 0.036 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| ACE count | ||||||||||
| 0 | 53.6 | 10.7 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 7.9 |
| 1 | 22.7 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2–3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 20.1 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 16.1 |
| 4+ | 8.3 | 22.3 | 18.9 | 28.8 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 30.7 | 26.6 |
| P | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.012 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
aVariables represent the individual component questions in the SWEMWBS scale. bSWEMWBS (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale) score <23; LS (life satisfaction) rating <6