Table 1 Harmful behaviours and poor health outcomes reported in Natsal-3 used to define health domains
Harmful behaviours | Poor health outcomes |
|---|---|
Domain: Mental health | |
 Not available in Natsal-3 | • Received treatment for depression from a health professional, past year |
Domain: Physical health | |
• Current smoker • Usual alcohol consumption greater than recommended levels of 21 units per week [34] • Usually drink >8 units of alcohol on one occasion (‘binge drinking’ [34]) at least weekly • Any illicit drug use (including cannabis), past year | • Current health described as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’ • Long-standing illness/disability/infirmity • 1+ chronic condition (excluding depression) • Unhealthy BMI (BMI <18 | >25) [35] |
Domain: Sexual health | |
• ≥2 condomless-sex partners, past year • ≥10 sex partners, past year • Non-use of condoms at first sex with any of the three most recent partners, past year | • STI diagnosis/es, past year • Distressed/worried about sex life, past year • Experienced attempted non-volitional sex, ever |