Table 2 The socio-demographic and socio-economic distribution of formal and informal help seeking (N = 1,610)

Socio-demographic

Gender

11.63

<0.001

Male

702

36

5.2

(3.7-7.2)

65

8.9

(7.0-11.3)

130

17.9

(15.3-20.9

471

67.9

(64.3-71.3)

Female

908

52

5.8

(4.4-7.6)

136

14.7

(12.5-17.2)

247

25.9

(23.0-29.0)

473

53.6

(50.1-57.0)

Age

4.09

<0.001

16-25

387

16

4.2

(2.6-6.7)

43

11.8

(8.7-15.8)

108

28.8

(24.3-33.6)

220

55.2

(50.1-60.2)

26-40

521

24

4.6

(3.1-6.9)

76

15.1

(12.2-18.7)

141

28.1

(24.2-32.4)

280

52.1

(47.5-56.6)

41-55

398

29

7.4

(5.1-10.4)

55

14.8

(11.5-18.9)

80

20.7

(16.9-25.1)

234

57.1

(52.0-62.1)

56 or older

304

19

6.2

(3.9-9.6)

27

9.4

(6.5-13.5)

48

16.5

(12.5-21.3)

210

68.0

(62.1-73.3)

Ethnic group

1.10

0.356

White

987

58

6.1

(4.7-7.9)

133

13.5

(11.3-15.9)

231

23.2

(20.5-26.2)

565

57.2

(53.8-60.6)

Black Caribbean

137

11

8.0

(4.4-14.2)

14

11.1

(6.7-17.8)

34

24.1

(17.0-32.9)

78

56.8

(47.8-65.5)

Black African

225

11

4.7

(2.6-8.4)

21

10.3

(6.7-15.6)

46

19.2

(14.5-25.0)

147

65.7

(58.6-72.2)

Asian

60

0

-

7

12.9

(6.3-24.5)

20

33.7

(21.9-48.0)

33

53.4

(40.1-66.3)

Other

199

8

4.0

(2.0-7.9)

25

12.8

(8.8-18.3)

45

23.8

(17.9-30.9)

121

59.4

(52.1-66.4)

Relationship status

4.48

0.004

Married/cohabitating

739

32

4.7

(3.3-6.7)

79

11.0

(8.8-13.6)

154

20.8

(17.9-24.0)

474

63.5

(59.6-67.2)

Non-married/non-cohabitating*

871

56

6.4

(4.9-8.3)

122

14.3

(12.0-17.0)

233

25.3

(22.3-28.6)

470

54.0

(50.3-57.6)

Migration status

2.07

0.102

Non-migrant

970

56

6.0

(4.6-7.8)

120

12.4

(10.4-14.8)

206

21.4

(18.8-24.3)

588

60.2

(56.8-63.5)

Migrant

633

29

4.6

(3.2-6.6)

81

13.5

(10.9-16.6)

170

26.2

(22.8-30.0)

353

55.7

(51.4-59.9)

Socio-economic

Employment status

3.03

0.001

Employed

863

38

4.6

(3.3-6.2)

87

10.5

(8.5-12.8)

210

24.5

(21.6-27.7)

528

60.4

(56.9-63.9)

Unemployed

164

16

10.2

(6.2-16.2)

31

18.9

(13.5-25.7)

41

25.4

(19.0-33.1)

76

45.6

(37.8-53.5)

Student

239

12

4.9

(2.7-8.7)

28

12.7

(8.8-18.0)

63

26.9

(21.5-33.1)

136

55.5

(48.9-61.9)

Other

336

22

6.4

(4.2-9.8)

53

14.8

(11.3-19.1)

61

18.2

(14.2-23.0)

200

60.6

(54.9-65.9)

Education

1.90

0.049

No qualifications

230

16

6.5

(3.9-10.7)

28

12.0

(8.2-17.2)

37

15.9

(11.5-21.6)

149

65.6

(58.8-71.8)

GCSE

318

24

7.9

(5.2-11.7)

43

13.7

(10.2-18.2)

78

24.8

(20.2-30.0)

173

53.6

(47.9-59.3)

A-level

407

23

5.7

(3.8-8.6)

53

13.5

(10.2-17.6)

100

25.1

(20.9-29.8)

231

55.7

(50.6-60.7)

Degree or above

655

25

4.0

(2.7-5.9)

77

12.2

(9.8-15.1)

162

24.7

(21.5-28.3)

391

59.1

(55.1-63.0)

Annual household income

2.38

0.005

£0-5,475

133

11

7.1

(3.9-12.6)

36

27.3

(19.8-36.3)

20

16.1

(10.3-24.4)

66

49.5

(40.4-58.6)

£5,476-12,097

201

14

6.6

(3.8-11.2)

31

15.1

(10.7-21.1)

48

23.2

(17.7-29.9)

108

55.0

(47.7-62.1)

£12,098-20,753

196

7

4.0

(1.9-8.4)

23

12.2

(8.1-17.9)

49

24.5

(18.8-31.4)

117

59.3

(51.8-66.3)

£20,754-31,494

167

11

6.4

(3.5-11.3)

16

9.9

(6.1-15.7)

43

25.2

(18.9-32.8)

97

58.5

(50.4-66.2)

£31,495 or more

662

30

4.7

(3.3-6.7)

75

11.6

(9.3-14.4)

156

23.6

(20.4-27.1)

401

60.1

(56.2-63.9)