Table 6.
Percentage change in GHQ caseness (with 95% CI) for each birth cohort between pre-recession, recession and austerity periods; p-values < 0.05 in bold.
| Birth Cohort | Sex | % Change Pre-Recession to Recession (95% CI) | p-value | % Change Recession to Austerity (95% CI) | p-value | % Change Pre-Recession to Austerity (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWII | Men | 0.52% (−1.70%, 2.74%) | 0.647 | 1.21% (−1.51%, 3.93%) | 0.385 | 1.68% (−0.45%, 3.80%) | 0.122 |
| Women | 2.18% (−0.21%, 4.57%) | 0.074 | −2.87% (−5.80%, 0.06%) | 0.055 | −0.61% (−2.94%, 1.72%) | 0.606 | |
| Boomers | Men | 1.75% (−0.52%, 4.01%) | 0.131 | −2.70% (−5.37%, −0.03%) | 0.047 | −0.92% (−3.07%, 1.23%) | 0.401 |
| Women | −0.17% (−2.51%, 2.17%) | 0.886 | −0.04% (−2.70%, 2.61%) | 0.974 | −0.22% (−2.37%, 1.93%) | 0.844 | |
| Gen X | Men | 4.99% (2.85%, 7.12%) | <0.001 | −3.71% (−6.44%, −0.98%) | 0.008 | 1.57% (−0.39%, 3.53%) | 0.117 |
| Women | 2.54% (0.52%, 4.56%) | 0.014 | 1.09% (−1.39%, 3.57%) | 0.388 | 3.57% (1.71%, 5.42%) | <0.001 | |
| Jilted | Men | 4.75% (2.22%, 7.28%) | <0.001 | −3.01% (−6.26%, 0.25%) | 0.070 | 2.00% (−0.28%, 4.27%) | 0.085 |
| Women | 0.23% (−2.41%, 2.87%) | 0.864 | 1.20% (−1.74%, 4.15%) | 0.424 | 1.41% (−0.87%, 3.70%) | 0.226 |