Northern Ireland: psychiatric disorder 2024, by deprivation quintile| ��ƽ��

Share of individuals with possible psychiatric disorder and referred to as high GHQ12 score* in Northern Ireland in 2023/24, by deprivation quintile

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Most deprived	27%
Quintile 2	22%
Quintile 3	16%
Quintile 4	17%
Least deprived	15%

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Release date

December 2024

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Region

Europe, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Survey time period

April 2023 to March 2024

Number of respondents

3,081**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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* 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 most deprived = 460
n quintile 2 = 591
n quintile 3 = 678
n quintile 4 = 695
n least deprived = 657

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In the period between April 2023 and March 2024, 27 percent of the respondents in the most deprived quintile and 15 percent of the respondents in the least deprived quintile registered a score of 4+ in the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and were classified as a respondent with a possible psychiatric disorder. This statistic displays the share of individuals with possible psychiatric disorder and referred to as high GHQ12 score in Northern Ireland in 2023/24, by deprivation quintile.