Mental ill health by gender and region in England 2012 survey| ��ƽ��

Proportion of adults with psychological disturbance and mental ill health as measured by the general health questionnaire in England in 2012, by gender and region

Characteristic	Men	Women
North East	11%	22%
North West	15%	17%
Yorkshire and the Humber	12%	22%
East Midlands	11%	20%
West Midlands	14%	18%
East of England	12%	19%
London	13%	22%
South East	12%	13%
South West	7%	14%

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Release date

December 2013

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

January to December 2012

Number of respondents

7,086*

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (men) = 3,338. n (women)= 3,748

The source defines the GHQ-12 scores as follows: 'Score 0 indicates no evidence of probable mental ill health.Score 1 to 3 indicates less than optimal mental health. A score of 4 or more is referred to as a 'high GHQ-12 score', indicating probable psychological disturbance or mental ill health.'
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This statistic displays the proportion of individuals who scored 4 or more on the general health questionnaire, which indicates pyschological disturbance and mental ill health in England in 2012, by gender and region. In this year, 13 percent of men and 22 percent of women in London were found to have mental ill health, as measured by the general health questionnaire.