ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:3560</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsors</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Department of Health<br>Scottish Office<br>Welsh Office<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> September 1996 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division, <i> OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], September 1996. SN: 3560, http://dx.doi.org/ </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 3560 . OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity : Private Household Survey, 1993<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Office for National Statistics</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. Social Survey Division</h5> <H3>Sponsors:</H3><H5> Department of Health<br>Scottish Office<br>Welsh Office<br> </H5> <h3>Project Number: </h3> <h5>N ; 1361</h5> <h3> Other Acknowledgements: </h3> <h5>OPCS now forms part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Dr. Rachel Jenkins, Principal Medical Officer, Department of Health.<br> H. Meltzer and B. Gill of the Office for National Statistics, Social Survey Division, were the principal investigators.<br></h5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain</i> aim to provide up-to-date information about the prevalence of psychiatric problems among people in Great Britain, as well as their associated social disabilities and use of services. The series started in 1993, and so far consists of the following surveys:<ul><li><i>OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Private Household Survey, 1993</i> - this covered 10,000 adults aged 16 to 64 years living in private households</li><li>a supplementary sample of 350 people aged 16 to 64 years with psychosis, living in private households, which was conducted in 1993-1994 and then repeated in 2000</li><li><i>OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Institutions Sample, 1994</i> - this covered 1,200 people aged 16 to 64 years living in institutions specifically catering for people with mental illness</li><li><i>OPCS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Homeless People, 1994</i> - this covered 1,100 homeless people aged 16 to 64 years living in hostels for the homeless or other such institutions. The sample also included people sleeping 'rough'</li><li><i>ONS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Prisoners in England and Wales, 1997</i></li><li><i>Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain, 1999</i></li><li><i>Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000</i> - this survey was a repeat of the 1993 private households survey</li><li><i>Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in Great Britain, 2001-2002</i></li><li><i>Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain, 2004</i> - this was a repeat of the 1999 survey</li><li><i>Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007</i> - this survey was a repeat of the 2000 private households survey. The Information Centre for Health and Social Care took over management of the survey in 2007</li></ul>The UK Data Archive (UKDA) holds data from all the surveys mentioned above apart from the 1993-1994/2000 supplementary samples of people with psychosis living in private households. Further details can be found on the <a href="http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/pmsTitles.asp" title="Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys">Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys</a> datasets page.<br> <br> Further information about the series and links to publications can be found on the Department of Health <a href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PublishedSurvey/ListOfSurveySince1990/SurveyListMentalHealth/fs/en" title="Mental Health Surveys">Mental Health Surveys</a> web page.<br>The purpose of the Private Household Survey was to provide good baseline information about mental illness in Britain to help in achieving <i>health of the nation</i> targets. The survey aims were:<br> 1. to estimate prevalence of psychiatric morbidity<br> 2. to identify social disabilities associated with mental illness<br> 3. to examine use of services and receipt of care in relation to diagnosis<br> 4. to investigate recent stressful life events associated with mental illness<br> 5. to look at co-morbidity between mental illness and physical illness and relationships with life-style indicators such as the use of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.</h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5> All Respondents:<br> Background data: socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents and their households.<br> Neurotic symptoms; psychiatric diagnoses; physical illnesses; economic activity; financial circumstances; difficulties with activities of daily living; experience of recent stressful life events; extent of social support from family and friends; participation in leisure activities; cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and problems, drug use and dependence.<br> Respondents scoring over a threshold score on the assessment for neurotic disorders were also asked questions about use of services and receipt of treatment.<br> Standard Measures<br> Clinical Interview Schedule - revised (CIS-R): a battery of questions covering the presence of, and severity of 14 symptoms of neurotic disorder. Responses lead, via algorithms, to diagnosis of neurotic disorders according to ICD-10 criteria. See reports for further details.<br> Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ): sift questionnaire covering 6 items indicative of psychosis.<br> SCAN interview (see report for further details).<br> Perceived social support scale from 1987 Health and Lifestyle Survey: 7 questions; scores grouped to assess whether social support lacking.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> April 1993 - September 1993 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> England; Scotland; Wales <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> (A)Countries; (B)Health Authority Regions/Districts <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Adults aged 16-64 years living in private households in Great Britain </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Multi-stage stratified random sample<br> See report for details <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> Weighted sample size was 10108. See appendix on weighting in report.<br> 12730 (target) 10108 (obtained) <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; Psychological measurements; Respondents were given a self-completion questionnaire about their use of drugs and alcohol problems. For cases of psychosis, clinicians conducted semi-structured SCAN interviews. See report for details. <br><i class='myclass'>Control Operations: </i> Wild or consistency checks; Punch verification </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.esds.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Recommendation : </i></b> We recommend that Report 1 associated with this survey is obtained by users of this dataset. Details of the reports can be found in the previous section. <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 24 September 1996<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5>Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>30 January 2012</h5> </body></html>