Table 1.
Detail of population and referrals in the South West of England across age including: total population; total number of referrals; referrals as a proportion of population; and estimated prevalence
| Age, years | 18–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | |
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| Population | (count) | 253 936 | 293 070 | 260 578 | 299 820 | 354 084 | 361 746 | 324 621 | 307 731 | 345 264 | 285 479 | 243 231 | 214 057 |
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| Estimated CMHP cases | (count) | 35 001 | 44 942 | 49 269 | 51 344 | 63 188 | 72 673 | 66 849 | 62 190 | 55 179 | 43 676 | 23 892 | 20 270 |
| (% of population) | 13.78 | 15.33 | 18.91 | 17.12 | 17.85 | 20.09 | 20.59 | 20.21 | 15.98 | 15.30 | 9.82 | 9.47 | |
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| Referrals | (count) | 3527 | 10 313 | 10 199 | 9568 | 9582 | 10 071 | 8885 | 6681 | 5152 | 3595 | 2321 | 1217 |
| (% of population) | 1.39 | 3.52 | 3.91 | 3.19 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 2.74 | 2.17 | 1.49 | 1.26 | 0.95 | 0.57 | |
| (% of CMHP cases) | 10.08 | 22.95 | 20.70 | 18.64 | 15.16 | 13.86 | 13.29 | 10.74 | 9.34 | 8.23 | 9.71 | 6.00 | |
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| Attenders | (count) | 2033 | 5913 | 6205 | 6155 | 6438 | 6916 | 6400 | 4868 | 3954 | 2767 | 1774 | 905 |
| (% of population) | 0.80 | 2.02 | 2.38 | 2.05 | 1.82 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 1.58 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.73 | 0.42 | |
| (% of CMHP cases) | 5.81 | 13.16 | 12.59 | 11.99 | 10.19 | 9.52 | 9.57 | 7.83 | 7.17 | 6.34 | 7.43 | 4.46 | |
| (% of referrals) | 57.64 | 57.34 | 60.84 | 64.33 | 67.19 | 68.67 | 72.03 | 72.86 | 76.75 | 76.97 | 76.43 | 74.36 | |
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| Completers (≥2 sessions) | (count) | 675 | 2384 | 2492 | 2486 | 2716 | 2949 | 2723 | 2139 | 1819 | 1266 | 797 | 412 |
| (% of population) | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.19 | |
| (% of CMHP cases) | 1.93 | 5.30 | 5.06 | 4.84 | 4.30 | 4.06 | 4.07 | 3.44 | 3.30 | 2.90 | 3.34 | 2.03 | |
| (% of referrals) | 19.14 | 23.12 | 24.43 | 25.98 | 28.34 | 29.28 | 30.65 | 32.02 | 35.31 | 35.22 | 34.34 | 33.85 | |
| (% of attenders) | 33.20 | 40.32 | 40.16 | 40.39 | 42.19 | 42.64 | 42.55 | 43.94 | 46.00 | 45.75 | 44.93 | 45.52 | |
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| Reliable improvement (achieving MCID) | (count) | 263 | 884 | 983 | 994 | 1121 | 1269 | 1143 | 906 | 789 | 560 | 368 | 135 |
| (% of population) | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.06 | |
| (% of CMHP cases) | 0.75 | 1.97 | 2.00 | 1.94 | 1.77 | 1.75 | 1.71 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.28 | 1.54 | 0.67 | |
| (% of referrals) | 7.46 | 8.57 | 9.64 | 10.39 | 11.70 | 12.60 | 12.86 | 13.56 | 15.31 | 15.58 | 15.86 | 11.09 | |
| (% of attenders) | 12.94 | 14.95 | 15.84 | 16.15 | 17.41 | 18.35 | 17.86 | 18.61 | 19.95 | 20.24 | 20.74 | 14.92 | |
| (% of completers) | 38.96 | 37.08 | 39.45 | 39.98 | 41.27 | 43.03 | 41.98 | 42.36 | 43.38 | 44.23 | 46.17 | 32.77 | |
CMHP = common mental health problem. MCID = minimal clinical important difference.