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. 2020 Oct;44(5):213–218. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2020.88

Table 2.

Population estimates of the number of UK adults with a mental disorder who are in poverty and who smoke, and who are drawn into poverty by their expenditure on smoking19

Common mental disorder (CIS-R score >12) Currently taking psychoactive medications Longstanding mental disorder
Smokers with disorder who are in povertya Smokers with disorder who are in povertyb Numbers with disorder drawn into poverty by smokinga Smokers with disorder who are in povertya Smokers with disorder who are in povertyb Numbers with disorder drawn into poverty by smokinga Smokers with disorder who are in povertya Smokers with disorder who are in povertyb Numbers with disorder drawn into poverty by smokinga
UK 1 217 733 904 647 135 304 553 801 405 282 55 380 717 110 425 420 100 062
England 1 021 983 759 225 113 554 464 778 340 133 46 478 601 835 357 034 83 977
Scotland 103 011 76 527 11 446 46 848 34 284 4685 60 662 35 987 8464
Wales 58 913 43 767 6546 26 793 19 607 2679 34 694 20 582 4841
Northern Ireland 33 825 25 128 3758 15 383 11 257 1538 19 919 11 817 2779

CIS-R, revised Clinical Interview Schedule; HBAI, households below average income.

a.

Poverty based on 60% median gross income within survey.

b.

Poverty based on HBAI poverty threshold.