Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 11.5

GP consultations in the past year about being anxious or depressed or about a mental, nervous or emotional problem,
by minority ethnic group

Aged 16 and over             1999

Consulting GP on own behalf
Minority ethnic group
      General
population
  Black          
  Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish  
Men              

Observed % consulting 13 13 16 12 8 22 14
Standardised ratio 1.14 0.83 1.23 0.94 0.59 1.51 1
Standard error 0.17 0.11 0.14 0.14 0.17 0.19  

Women              

Observed % consulting 18 19 21 10 9 20 20
Standardised ratio 0.87 0.92 1.21 0.64 0.41 1.05 1
Standard error 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.08 0.09 0.10  


Bases (weighted):
Men 270 452 273 113 56 1083 30072
Women 434 521 311 126 83 1668 42731

Bases (unweighted):
Men 403 467 481 446 179 376 2475
Women 647 554 550 513 268 583 3492

 


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