Table 2 Characteristics of study variables comparing according to mental health and wellbeing

Yes

No

p

Total

Yes

No

p

Total

Yes

No

p

Total

(n = 12,462)

(n = 60,401)

(n = 72,863)

(n = 3,251)

(n = 10,753)

(n = 14,004)

(n = 15,127)

(n = 42,029)

(n = 57,156)

Age (25/50/75 percentile)

31/46/62

27/43/57

30/46/61

34/48/63

37/50/63

35/48/63

38/46/62

40/46/60

38/46/61

Male (%)

35.7

45.8

<0.001

44.0

46.6

38.3

<0.001

44.7

42.6

44.7

<0.001

44.1

Lesbian/Gay (%)

1.6

0.9

<0.001

1.0

1.2

0.9

0.10

1.0

1.2

1.0

0.07

1.0

Bisexual (%)

1.9

0.6

<0.001

1.0

1.1

0.5

<0.001

0.7

1.0

0.6

<0.001

0.7

‘Other’ (%)

1.2

0.5

<0.001

0.9

0.8

0.3

<0.001

0.5

1.2

0.6

<0.001

0.7

Ethnic minority (%)

12.7

8.9

<0.001

9.5

8.6

9.6

0.08

9.4

3.8

5.0

<0.001

4.7

University degree (%)

22.6

26.5

<0.001

25.8

27.3

20.5

<0.001

25.7

18.9

30.5

<0.001

27.5

Smoker (%)

42.6

40.5

<0.001

40.9

26.7

17.1

<0.001

19.3

31.6

28.9

<0.001

29.7

Longstanding illness (%)

51.9

32.5

<0.001

35.8

62.7

35.4

<0.001

41.7

53.1

33.4

<0.001

38.6

Married/cohabiting (%)

51.3

63.6

<0.001

61.5

55.7

66.8

<0.001

64.3

56.2

69.4

<0.001

65.9