Table 3.
Principal precipitating factors within Newcastle upon Tyne over three decades
| Period A (1961–1970) |
Period B (1990–1999) |
Period C (2000–2009) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitating factor | n (%) | χ2 | P | ||
| Physical illness | 5 (10.2) | 7 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5.81 | 0.06 |
| Failure of long-term relationship | 4 (8.2) | 20 (21.7) | 13 (21.7) | 4.60 | 0.10 |
| Bereavement | 2 (4.1) | 6 (6.5) | 1 (1.7) | 2.02 | 0.36 |
| Court appearance | 6 (12.2) | 8 (8.7) | 4 (6.7) | 1.04 | 0.59 |
| Cohabital strife | 10 (20.4) | 8 (8.7) | 2 (3.3) | 10.59 | 0.03 |
| Awaiting hospital | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) | 2.88 | 0.24 |
| Domicillary anxiety | 5 (10.2) | 7 (7.6) | 1 (1.7) | 3.13 | 0.21 |
| Other | 8 (16.3) | 20 (21.7) | 14 (23.3) | 0.87 | 0.65 |
| Combination | 5 (10.2) | 11 (12.0) | 4 (6.7) | 1.14 | 0.51 |