Demographic characteristics of UKPMH participants
| MP sample (n=146) | Total adult psychiatric morbidity sample (n=7546) | |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Below 50 years old | 71 (49) | 4124 (51) |
| Female | 54 (37) | 4385 (55) |
| Postgraduate degree | 35 (24) | 553 (3) |
| Unaware of Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service | 112 (77) | n/a |
| Years serving as MP (>16 years) | 118 (81) | n/a |
| Work outside parliament | 27 (19) | n/a |
| Risky (hazardous, harmful, dependent) drinking | 42 (29) | 1197 (20) |
| Presence of probable mental ill health | ||
| No evidence of probable mental ill health | 35 (25) | 4256 (54) |
| Less than optimal mental ill health | 62 (40) | 1620 (20) |
| Probable mental ill health | 49 (35) | 2141 (26) |
PM, member of parliament; UKPMH, UK Parliamentary Mental Health.