Table 13.5

GHQ12 score, by minority ethnic group

Aged 13-15							1999
GHQ12 score	Minority ethnic group						General population (1997)
	Black
	Caribbean	Indian	Pakistani	Bangladeshi	Chinese	Irish
Boys
Observed %
0	[57]	65	73	63	a	[80]	63
1-3	[38]	31	23	30	a	[17]	30
4+	[5]	4	4	7	a	[3]	7
Risk ratios
GHQ12 score (4+)	[0.70]	0.60	0.62	0.98	a	[0.37]	1
Standard error	[0.46]	0.36	0.41	0.46	a	[0.37]
Girls
Observed %
0	38	[68]	65	46	a	[66]	58
1-3	39	[7]	25	32	a	[23]	28
4+	23	[26]	10	22	a	[11]	14
Risk ratios
GHQ12 score (4+)	1.56	[1.77]	0.67	1.49	a	[0.78]	1
Standard error	0.43	[0.52]	0.24	0.42	a	[0.33]
Bases (weighted):
Boys	35	64	32	16	8	126	b
Girls	32	44	48	15	9	173	b
Bases (unweighted):
Boys	46	63	50	64	29	37	614
Girls	51	38	75	52	24	46	642

^a The sample base for these categories is too small for the results to be shown.

^b The 1997 general population data are weighted according to the weighting scheme for that year's survey. Weighted bases are not shown because they do not follow the 1999 weighting scheme.

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