Table 2.
Mean GHQ-12 scores from Waves 6–9 of UKHLS, and COVID-19 web survey, by year*
| 2014–15 (n=26 979) | 2015–16 (n=44 024) | 2016–17 (n=39 984) | 2017–18 (n=33 540) | 2018–19 (n=12 312) | April, 2020 (n=17 452) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 10·9 (10·8–10·9) | 10·9 (10·8–10·9) | 11·1 (11·1–11·2) | 11·4 (11·3–11·4) | 11·5 (11·3–11·6) | 12·6 (12·5–12·8) | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Women | 11·4 (11·3–11·5) | 11·4 (11·3–11·5) | 11·7 (11·6–11·8) | 11·9 (11·8–12·1) | 12·0 (11·8–12·2) | 13·6 (13·4–13·8) | |
| Men | 10·3 (10·2–10·4) | 10·3 (10·2–10·4) | 10·6 (10·5–10·7) | 10·7 (10·6–10·8) | 10·8 (10·6–11·1) | 11·5 (11·3–11·7) | |
| Age, years | |||||||
| 16–24 | 10·9 (10·6–11·1) | 10·8 (10·6–11·0) | 11·1 (10·8–11·3) | 11·6 (11·3–11·8) | 12·0 (11·6–12·5) | 14·7 (14·1–15·3) | |
| 25–34 | 11·0 (10·7–11·2) | 11·0 (10·8–11·2) | 11·4 (11·2–11·6) | 11·9 (11·6–12·2) | 12·1 (11·5–12·6) | 14·2 (13·7–14·7) | |
| 35–44 | 11·2 (11·0–11·40) | 11·2 (11·0–11·4) | 11·4 (11·2–11·6) | 11·7 (11·4–11·9) | 11·7 (11·3–12·1) | 13·4 (13·0–13·8) | |
| 45–54 | 11·3 (11·1–11·5) | 11·4 (11·2–11·5) | 11·7 (11·5–11·8) | 11·9 (11·7–12·1) | 12·0 (11·6–12·4) | 12·5 (12·2–12·8) | |
| 55–69 | 10·6 (10·5–10·8) | 10·7 (10·6–10·8) | 11·0 (10·8–11·1) | 11·2 (11·0–11·3) | 11·2 (10·9–11·5) | 12·0 (11·8–12·3) | |
| ≥70 | 10·2 (10·0–10·4) | 10·2 (10·0–10·3) | 10·4 (10·3–10·6) | 10·2 (10·1–10·4) | 10·1 (9·8–10·3) | 10·9 (10·6–11·1) | |
Data are mean GHQ score (95% CI). 53 314 total participants. Sample sizes are true (unweighted). All analyses are weighted, adjusting for complex survey design and non-response. GHQ-12=12-item General Health Questionnaire. UKHLS=UK Household Longitudinal Study.
*
Based on financial year, from April to March.