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Title:
Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000

Subject Categories:
Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys - Major studies
Health services and medical care - Health
Mental health - Health
Morbidity and mortality - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Use and provision of specific social services - Social welfare policy and systems

Depositor(s):
Office for National Statistics

Principal Investigator(s):
Office for National Statistics

Sponsor(s):
Department of Health
Scottish Executive. Health Department
National Assembly for Wales

Other Acknowledgements:
OPCS and the Central Statistical Office merged in April 1996 to form the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Second stage interviews were conducted by interviewers from the University of Leicester under the supervision of Professor Traolach Brugha. The team of academic advisors for the survey included Professor P. Bebbington, University College, London; Professor T. Brugha, University of Leicester; Dr. D. Bhugra, Institute of Psychiatry, London; Professor J. Coid, Forensic Psychiatry Research Unit, St. Bartholemew's Hospital; Dr. M. Farrell, Institute of Psychiatry, London; Professor G. Lewis, University of Wales, Cardiff; Dr. M. Prince, Institute of Psychiatry, London.

Abstract:
The OPCS/ONS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity in Great Britain 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:

• OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Private Household Survey, 1993 - this covered 10,000 adults aged 16 to 64 years living in private households
• 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
• OPCS Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity: Institutions Sample, 1994 - this covered 1,200 people aged 16 to 64 years living in institutions specifically catering for people with mental illness
• OPCS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Homeless People, 1994 - 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'
• ONS Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity among Prisoners in England and Wales, 1997
• Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain, 1999
• Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000 - this survey was a repeat of the 1993 private households survey
• Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in Great Britain, 2001-2002
• Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain, 2004 - this was a repeat of the 1999 survey

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: March 2000-September 2000
Country: Great Britain
Spatial Units: (A)Standard Regions; (B)NHS Regional Offices
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Alpha/numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Adults living in private households in Great Britain during 2000, aged 16-74 years.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
repeat of 1993 survey (held under SN:3560).
Sampling Procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Number of Units: 296 proxy interviews were also conducted, which are not included in the dataset.
Weighting factors used were as follows: first stage interview weights - Wt2 (grossed weight) and wtungrsd (ungrossed weight); second stage interview weight - wtrak (grossed weight).
12792 (target) 8580 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; Self-completion; (for personality disorder in first interview, alcohol and drug questions).

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
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Date of Release:
First Edition: 7 May 2003

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

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