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|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 22% | 17% |
| 2011/12 | 20% | 17% |
| 2013/14 | 20% | 16% |
| 2014/15 | 20% | 16% |
| 2015/16 | 21% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 18% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 18% | 17% |
| 2018/19 | 20% | 16% |
| 2019/20 | 21% | 18% |
| 2020/21 | 30% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 25% | 16% |
| 2022/23 | 22% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 18% |
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Release date
December 2024
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Region
Europe, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Survey time period
April 2010 to March 2024
Number of respondents
3,081**
Age group
16 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* The source adds the following information: "The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) is a screening tool designed to detect the possibility of psychiatric morbidity in the general population. The questionnaire contains 12 questions about recent general levels of happiness, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance. An overall score of between zero and twelve is constructed, with a score of 4 or more being classified as a respondent with a possible psychiatric disorder, and referred to as a 'high GHQ12 score'."
** Unweighted base:
n (2023/24)= 3,081
n (2022/23)= 3,562
n (2021/22)= 3,135
n (2020/21)= 1,406
n (2019/20)= 3,769
n (2018/19)= 3,124
n (2017/18)= 2,926
n (2016/17)= 2,344
n (2015/16) = 3,577
n (2014/15) = 3,739
n (2013/14) = 4,142
n (2011/12) = 4,102
n (2010/11) = 3,857
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