Variations in the prevalence of reporting treatment for depression and depressive symptoms by key demographic and health characteristics, women
| Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not treated and without depressive symptoms | Treatment within the past year | Depressive symptoms (without treatment) | Unweighted, weighted denominator | ||||||
| Per cent | CI (%) | Per cent | CI (%) | aAOR* | Per cent | CI (%) | aAOR† | ||
| Overall | |||||||||
| 81.7 | (80.7 to 82.7) | 11.8 | (11.0 to 12.7) | – | 6.4 | (5.8 to 7.1) | – | 7974, 6995 | |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 16–24 | 80.8 | (78.6 to 82.8) | 9.2 | (7.7 to 10.8) | 1.00 | 10.1 | (8.6 to 11.7) | 1.00 | 1688, 936 |
| 25–34 | 82.5 | (80.8 to 84.1) | 11.7 | (10.4 to 13.1) | 1.25 (1.00 to 1.57) | 5.8 | (4.8 to 6.9) | 0.56 (0.43 to 0.73) | 2315, 1278 |
| 35–44 | 80.5 | (77.9 to 82.8) | 13.6 | (11.7 to 15.8) | 1.49 (1.16 to 1.93) | 5.9 | (4.6 to 7.6) | 0.59 (0.43 to 0.82) | 1153, 1385 |
| 45–54 | 78.7 | (75.8 to 81.4) | 14.8 | (12.6 to 17.4) | 1.66 (1.28 to 2.17) | 6.4 | (5.0 to 8.4) | 0.66 (0.48 to 0.91) | 1044, 1364 |
| 55–64 | 83.0 | (80.4 to 85.4) | 12.0 | (10.0 to 14.3) | 1.28 (0.98 to 1.67) | 5.0 | (3.7 to 6.7) | 0.48 (0.33 to 0.70) | 967, 1167 |
| 65–74 | 86.7 | (83.9 to 89.1) | 7.2 | (5.5 to 9.4) | 0.73 (0.51 to 1.04) | 6.1 | (4.5 to 8.2) | 0.57 (0.40 to 0.80) | 807, 865 |
| Relationship status | |||||||||
| Living with a partner | 84.3 | (83.1 to 85.5) | 10.2 | (9.2 to 11.2) | 1.00 | 5.5 | (4.7 to 6.3) | 1.00 | 4306, 4647 |
| Steady relationship (not cohabiting) | 79.6 | (77.0 to 82.1) | 13.0 | (11.0 to 15.3) | 1.26 (1.00 to 1.59) | 7.3 | (5.9 to 9.2) | 1.26 (0.92 to 1.71) | 1341, 779 |
| Previously in a live-in partnership | 73.6 | (71.0 to 76.0) | 18.4 | (16.4 to 20.7) | 2.13 (1.77 to 2.57) | 8.0 | (6.6 to 9.6) | 1.75 (1.34 to 2.28) | 1558, 1108 |
| Not in a steady relationship (never cohabited) | 78.6 | (75.0 to 81.8) | 10.4 | (8.1 to 13.2) | 1.00 (0.73 to 1.37) | 11.0 | (8.8 to 13.7) | 1.84 (1.35 to 2.50) | 719, 426 |
| Ended a cohabiting relationship, past year | |||||||||
| No | 82.3 | (81.3to 83.3) | 11.5 | (10.6to 12.4) | 1.00 | 6.2 | (5.6 to 6.9) | 1.00 | 7219, 6562 |
| Yes | 68.3 | (63.4 to 72.8) | 21.8 | (18.0 to 26.2) | 2.28 (1.76 to 2.96) | 9.9 | (7.0to 13.8) | 1.77 (1.18 to 2.67) | 484, 256 |
| Sexual identity | |||||||||
| Heterosexual/straight | 82.1 | (81.0 to 83.0) | 11.6 | (10.8 to 12.5) | 1.00 | 6.3 | (5.7 to 7.0) | 1.00 | 7731, 6811 |
| Gay | 72.7 | (61.0 to 82.0) | 16.1 | (9.1 to 27.1) | 1.56 (0.80 to 3.05) | 11.1 | (5.6 to 20.9) | 1.91 (0.88 to 4.12) | 85, 70 |
| Bisexual | 68.7 | (58.9 to 77.1) | 24.3 | (16.6 to 34.1) | 2.46 (1.50 to 4.04) | 7.0 | (4.0 to 11.8) | 1.15 (0.63 to 2.12) | 134, 90 |
| Other | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16, 15 |
| Academic qualifications‡ | |||||||||
| No academic qualifications | 77.1 | (74.6 to 79.4) | 14.9 | (13.0 to 17.0) | 1.00 | 8.0 | (6.6 to 9.8) | 1.00 | 1562, 1531 |
| Academic qualifications typically gained at age 16 years | 79.8 | (78.0 to 81.5) | 14.0 | (12.6 to 15.6) | 0.81 (0.66 to 1.01) | 6.2 | (5.2 to 7.3) | 0.61 (0.45 to 0.83) | 2851, 2509 |
| Studying for/attained further academic qualifications | 85.4 | (84.0 to 86.7) | 9.2 | (8.1 to 10.5) | 0.47 (0.37 to 0.60) | 5.4 | (4.6 to 6.3) | 0.45 (0.33 to 0.62) | 3957, 3261 |
| Deprivation quintile | |||||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 86.4 | (84.4 to 88.1) | 8.9 | (7.4 to 10.6) | 1.00 | 4.7 | (3.7 to 6.0) | 1.00 | 1485, 1442 |
| 2 | 86.5 | (84.5 to 88.3) | 9.2 | (7.7 to 10.9) | 1.03 (0.78 to 1.36) | 4.3 | (3.3 to 5.6) | 0.91 (0.63 to 1.32) | 1564, 1456 |
| 3 | 83.6 | (81.3 to 85.6) | 10.1 | (8.6 to 11.9) | 1.18 (0.90 to 1.55) | 6.3 | (4.9 to 8.0) | 1.34 (0.94 to 1.93) | 1561, 1373 |
| 4 | 77.7 | (75.2 to 80.0) | 14.3 | (12.3 to 16.5) | 1.79 (1.37 to 2.33) | 8.0 | (6.6 to 9.7) | 1.83 (1.31 to 2.55) | 1650, 1389 |
| 5 (most deprived) | 73.9 | (71.4 to 76.2 | 17.2 | (15.2 to 19.3) | 2.27 (1.77 to 2.90) | 8.9 | (7.5 to 10.6) | 2.13 (1.53 to 2.95) | 1714, 1336 |
| Self-reported health | |||||||||
| Fair/good/very good | 83.4 | (82.4 to 84.4) | 10.6 | (9.8 to 11.4) | 1.00 | 6.0 | (5.4 to 6.6) | 1.00 | 7666, 6689 |
| Bad/very bad | 45.0 | (38.6 to 51.7 | 39.3 | (33.2 to 45.8) | 7.41 (5.48 to 10.01) | 15.6 | (11.5 to 21.0) | 5.89 (3.89 to 8.92) | 308, 305 |
| Drink >6/8 units on one occasion—weekly | |||||||||
| No | 82.5 | (81.4 to 83.5) | 11.3 | (10.4 to 12.2) | 1.00 | 6.3 | (5.6 to 7.0) | 1.00 | 6179, 5485 |
| Yes | 79.7 | (76.3 to 82.7) | 14.6 | (12.0 to 17.6) | 1.33 (1.05 to 1.70) | 5.7 | (4.1 to 7.9) | 0.91 (0.62 to 1.32) | 930, 766 |
| Taken recreational drugs, past year | |||||||||
| No | 82.3 | (81.3 to 83.3) | 11.3 | (10.5 to 12.2) | 1.00 | 6.3 | (5.7 to 7.0) | 1.00 | 7219, 6508 |
| Yes | 73.8 | (69.7 to 77.4) | 18.4 | (15.0 to 22.3) | 1.83 (1.39 to 2.41) | 7.8 | (6.1to 10.1) | 1.20 (0.88 to 1.62) | 738, 472 |
| Current cigarette smoker | |||||||||
| No | 84.0 | (82.9 to 85.0) | 10.0 | (9.1 to 10.9) | 1.00 | 6.0 | (5.3 to 6.8) | 1.00 | 5759, 5331 |
| Yes | 74.6 | (72.4 to 76.6) | 17.8 | (16.0 to 19.7) | 2.01 (1.71 to 2.36) | 7.7 | (6.5 to 9.0) | 1.38 (1.11 to 1.72) | 2215, 1664 |
All participants who have had at least one opposite-sex or same-sex partner, ever.
*OR for the outcome of reporting treatment for depression compared to not treated for depression—screened negative.
†OR for the outcome of reporting screened positive for depression compared to not treated for depression—screened negative.
‡Participants aged 17+ years.
aAOR, age-adjusted OR; NA, non-applicable due to too few participants.