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Table 1 Sample characteristics and prevalence of low mental well-being and life satisfaction

From: Relationships between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental well-being: results from an English national household survey

  

% in the last two weeks that have never or rarely beena

% with lowb

 

All

Feeling optimistic

Feeling useful

Feeling relaxed

Dealing well with problems

Thinking clearly

Feeling close to others

Able to make up own mind

SWEMWBS score

LS

n

3,885

3,876

3,882

3,882

3,879

3,883

3,879

3,883

3,868

3,884

All

 

12.9

8.4

14.5

6.2

3.5

5.3

2.5

13.0

11.6

Age group

 18–29

21.0

9.7

8.7

13.7

6.5

2.5

4.4

3.1

11.2

8.3

 30–39

19.9

8.4

7.6

16.7

6.0

3.1

4.3

2.1

11.3

8.3

 40–49

20.5

14.2

8.2

17.7

7.0

4.8

6.5

2.8

15.9

15.4

 50–59

18.0

19.5

10.0

16.2

6.4

4.7

7.3

4.0

17.1

16.6

 60–69

20.7

13.2

7.7

8.7

5.1

2.5

4.0

0.9

10.0

9.8

 P

 

<0.001

0.461

<0.001

0.579

0.015

0.008

0.002

<0.001

<0.001

Gender

 Male

45.0

13.7

9.3

11.6

6.0

3.2

6.1

2.8

12.7

10.8

 Female

55.0

12.2

7.7

16.9

6.4

3.7

4.6

2.3

13.3

12.2

 P

 

0.163

0.067

<0.001

0.549

0.397

0.041

0.318

0.604

0.156

Ethnicity

 White

86.3

12.7

8.5

14.6

6.0

3.5

5.2

2.5

12.9

11.4

 Asian

7.9

12.4

7.5

14.6

6.8

3.9

5.5

3.2

11.8

10.7

 Other

5.7

16.1

9.0

13.5

9.0

3.1

5.4

1.3

16.6

14.4

 P

 

0.321

0.794

0.896

0.178

0.887

0.973

0.384

0.226

0.363

IMD Quintile

 (least deprived)1

20.1

7.4

5.5

13.3

4.1

1.9

3.5

1.7

8.2

7.4

 2

19.5

12.1

6.5

15.0

5.7

3.0

3.3

1.6

10.6

8.8

 3

19.7

12.6

8.0

13.0

6.6

3.8

4.7

2.5

12.4

8.2

 4

19.9

13.6

8.5

14.9

7.0

3.9

6.0

3.4

14.6

14.2

 (most deprived) 5

20.7

18.5

13.4

16.4

7.7

4.7

8.7

3.5

19.1

18.8

 P

 

<0.001

<0.001

0.291

0.033

0.034

<0.001

0.036

<0.001

<0.001

ACE count

 0

53.6

10.7

6.5

10.9

4.8

2.5

3.3

2.0

9.5

7.9

 1

22.7

12.9

6.9

14.1

5.7

3.5

4.9

2.4

12.1

11.7

 2–3

15.4

15.3

11.7

20.1

8.2

4.2

8.6

3.5

17.2

16.1

 4+

8.3

22.3

18.9

28.8

13.3

8.0

13.0

4.6

30.7

26.6

 P

 

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.012

<0.001

<0.001

  1. aVariables represent the individual component questions in the SWEMWBS scale. bSWEMWBS (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale) score <23; LS (life satisfaction) rating <6