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Release date
December 2015
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Region
United Kingdom (England)
Survey time period
2014
Number of respondents
7,038*
Age group
16 years and older
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 3,421. n (women)= 3,617
The source provides the following information regarding probable mental ill health:
'- score 0 indicates no evidence of probable mental ill health.
- score 1 to 3 indicates less than optimal mental ill health.
- a score of 4 or more is referred to as a 'high GHQ-12 score', indicating probable psychological disturbance or mental ill health.'
Body mass index status definitions as given by the source:
'- normal weight: 18.5 to less than 25 kilograms per square meter'.
- overweight: 25 to less than 30 kilograms per square meter.
- obese, including morbidly obese: 30 kilograms per square meter or more.'
This statistic is using original data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the
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