This statistic displays the probable mental ill health of individuals as measured by the general health questionnaire, in England, by gender and body mass index in 2014. In this year, 26 percent of women with a score of 1-3 (less than optimal mental ill health) had a normal body mass index.
Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 3,421. n (women)= 3,617
The source provides the following information regarding probable mental ill health: '- score 0 indicates no evidence of probable mental ill health. - score 1 to 3 indicates less than optimal mental ill health. - a score of 4 or more is referred to as a 'high GHQ-12 score', indicating probable psychological disturbance or mental ill health.'
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (December 16, 2015). Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status." Chart. December 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2015). Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Probable Mental Ill Health in England in 2014, by Gender and Body Mass Index Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of probable mental ill health in England in 2014, by gender and body mass index status [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, December 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/334433/probable-mental-ill-health-by-gender-and-bmi-in-england/