Table 5 Adjusted regression of mental health-related quality of life (SF-12v2 Health Survey Mental component summary) (n = 305) [38, 39]

Intercept

36.63

27.80 to 45.45

31.14

20.53 to 41.74

Age

Years

0.11

−0.03 to 0.26

0.12

−0.03 to 0.26

Gender

Female

ref

ref

Male

2.12

−1.16 to 5.41

2.22

−1.06 to 5.49

National identity

Cornish

ref

ref

British

−0.02

−3.44 to 3.41

−0.29

−3.71 to 3.14

Other

4.65

0.36 to 8.94

4.19

−0.11 to 8.50

IMD 2015

1st decile (most)

ref

ref

2nd decile

−5.19

−9.66 to −0.72

−5.01

−9.46 to − 0.56

3rd decile

−3.84

−8.71 to 1.02

−3.73

−8.58 to 1.11

4th decile

−1.82

−6.13 to 2.49

−1.46

−5.77 to 2.85

5th decile

–

–

–

–

6th decile

–

–

–

–

7th decile

–

–

–

–

8th decile

–

–

–

–

9th decile

–

–

–

–

10th decile (least)

–

–

–

–

RUC 2011

Urban city and town

ref

ref

Other

−4.59

−11.44 to 2.26

−2.75

−11.58 to 2.07

Education

Secondary and/or primary

ref

ref

Further

2.18

−1.54 to 5.90

2.40

−1.31 to 6.11

Higher

3.19

−4.07 to 10.45

3.09

−4.14 to 10.32

Employment

In work

4.13

−0.05 to 8.31

3.98

−0.18 to 8.15

Education or training

1.69

−8.79 to 12.18

1.47

−8.97 to 11.91

Retired

6.16

1.36 to 10.96

5.73

0.93 to 10.53

Not in work

ref

ref

Household size

1

ref

ref

2

2.24

−1.53 to 6.00

2.14

−1.60 to 5.89

3

4.73

−0.31 to 9.77

4.20

−0.85 to 9.25

4

2.60

−3.38 to 8.58

1.92

−4.09 to 7.92

5+

7.82

0.10 to 15.54

7.17

−0.55 to 14.89

Social cohesion

–

–

0.22

−0.02 to 0.45