Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of sample
Variable | Categories | Total n = 202 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 92 | 45.5% |
| Â | Female | 110 | 54.5% |
Ethnicity (self-defined) | Black | 77 | 38.1% |
| Â | White | 108 | 53.5% |
| Â | Mixed | 17 | 8.4% |
Age (years) | Mean (sd; range) | 202 | 41.8 (11.1; 19–67) |
Employment status | Employed | 46 | 22.8% |
| Â | Not employed | 126 | 62.4% |
| Â | Student/Training/Volunteer | 25 | 12.4% |
| Â | Missing | 5 | 2.5% |
Education level | No qualifications | 25 | 12.4% |
| Â | Qualifications usually taken at age 16 | 50 | 24.8% |
| Â | A-levels/Vocational | 67 | 33.2% |
| Â | Degree or higher | 60 | 29.7% |
Relationship status | Single | 128 | 63.4% |
| Â | Married/Partner | 45 | 22.3% |
| Â | Divorced/Widowed | 29 | 14.4% |
Children | Yes | 86 | 42.5% |
No | 116 | 57.5% | |
Diagnosis from notes | Bipolar disorder | 41 | 20.3% |
| Â | Depression | 65 | 32.2% |
| Â | Schizophrenia Spectrum | 96 | 47.5% |
Psychiatric hospital admissions | Ever admitted? | 139 | 68.8% |
| Â | Admitted in last 12Â months | 35 | 17.8% |
| Â | Compulsory admission in last 12Â months | 14 | 6.9% |
Years since first contact with mental health services | Mean (sd; range) | 201 | 15.1 (11.1; 0–46) |