Probable mental health problems | Probable depression | Moderate-to-severe anxiety | Lifetime self-harm | |||||
% (95% CI) | Adj. RR (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | Adj. RR (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | Adj. RR (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | Adj. RR (95% CI) | |
All | 18.6 (16.4 to 20.8) | – | 14.5 (11.8 to 17.2) | – | 13.7 (10.9 to 16.6) | – | 14.5 (12.4 to 16.6) | – |
Gender | ||||||||
Boys | 16.0 (14.1 to 17.8) | 1 | 11.5 (9.3 to 13.8) | 1 | 8.8 (6.3 to 11.3) | 1 | 12.2 (10.0 to 14.3) | 1 |
Girls | 21.2 (18.7 to 23.8) | 1.33 (1.18 to 1.48) | 17.5 (14.3 to 20.7) | 1.52 (1.30 to 1.73) | 18.5 (16.2 to 20.8) | 2.09 (1.58 to 2.59) | 16.9 (13.9 to 19.8) | 1.40 (1.06 to 1.75) |
Cohort (school year group) | ||||||||
1 (Y7) | 19.2 (16.6 to 21.7) | 1 | 13.5 (10.2 to 16.7) | 1 | 13.0 (9.8 to 16.1) | 1 | 12.7 (9.6 to 15.8) | 1 |
2 (Y8) | 18.8 (15.9 to 21.6) | 0.97 (0.79 to 1.14) | 16.4 (13.0 to 19.9) | 1.22 (0.92 to 1.53) | 14.7 (9.6 to 19.9) | 1.12 (0.71 to 1.53) | 16.4 (13.0 to 19.8) | 1.29 (0.90 to 1.68) |
3 (Y9) | 17.7 (15.1 to 20.3) | 0.91 (0.80 to 1.02) | 13.7 (10.3 to 17.0) | 1.02 (0.75 to 1.28) | 13.6 (10.5 to 16.8) | 1.03 (0.71 to 1.35) | 14.8 (10.6 to 19.0) | 1.17 (0.73 to 1.61) |
Eligible for free school meals | ||||||||
No | 17.4 (14.9 to 19.9) | 1 | 14.1 (11.1 to 17.0) | 1 | 14.0 (11.1 to 16.9) | 1 | 13.8 (11.4 to 16.1) | 1 |
Yes | 22.5 (19.8 to 25.2) | 1.28 (1.05 to 1.51) | 16.1 (12.3 to 19.8) | 1.15 (0.84 to 1.46) | 12.6 (8.6 to 16.5) | 0.87 (0.64 to 1.10) | 17.4 (14.2 to 20.5) | 1.29 (1.02 to 1.56) |
Ethnic group | ||||||||
All | 18.6 (16.4 to 20.8) | 1 | 14.5 (11.8 to 17.2) | 1 | 13.7 (10.9 to 16.6) | 1 | 14.5 (12.4 to 16.6) | 1 |
Black African | 17.2 (14.1 to 20.4) | 0.93 (0.80 to 1.07) | 13.7 (10.7 to 16.7) | 0.96 (0.81 to 1.12) | 11.9 (9.1 to 14.7) | 0.88 (0.73 to 1.05) | 12.1 (7.9 to 16.2) | 0.84 (0.70 to 0.99) |
Black Caribbean | 20.8 (16.8 to 24.8) | 1.12 (0.94 to 1.31) | 15.8 (10.3 to 21.2) | 1.08 (0.89 to 1.30) | 12.5 (8.0 to 16.9) | 0.89 (0.71 to 1.11) | 15.2 (11.9 to 18.5) | 1.04 (0.85 to 1.25) |
Other black | 19.4 (15.1 to 23.7) | 1.04 (0.67 to 1.54) | 14.3 (9.8 to 18.8) | 0.94 (0.55 to 1.51) | 14.1 (8.1 to 20.1) | 1.00 (0.57 to 1.62) | 16.6 (9.2 to 24.0) | 1.16 (0.72 to 1.78) |
Mixed white and black | 22.4 (16.6 to 28.3) | 1.19 (0.94 to 1.47) | 14.0 (8.8 to 19.3) | 0.96 (0.72 to 1.26) | 13.7 (8.5 to 19.0) | 1.02 (0.75 to 1.35) | 15.3 (9.9 to 20.7) | 1.04 (0.78 to 1.35) |
Other mixed ethnic groups | 25.4 (19.3 to 31.5) | 1.34 (1.02 to 1.74) | 15.7 (11.5 to 20.0) | 1.07 (0.75 to 1.48) | 21.2 (15.6 to 26.9) | 1.57 (1.15 to 2.08) | 18.4 (13.9 to 22.9) | 1.25 (0.90 to 1.69) |
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi | 12.3 (6.8 to 17.8) | 0.67 (0.42 to 1.01) | 14.5 (7.7 to 21.4) | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.48) | 10.6 (5.6 to 15.6) | 0.74 (0.43 to 1.19) | 13.3 (6.9 to 19.6) | 0.93 (0.60 to 1.39) |
Latin American | 18.8 (14.2 to 23.4) | 1.04 (0.74 to 1.41) | 16.1 (8.2 to 24.1) | 1.10 (0.76 to 1.54) | 18.2 (11.1 to 25.2) | 1.35 (0.95 to 1.86) | 15.7 (9.8 to 21.7) | 1.07 (0.74 to 1.50) |
White British | 17.9 (13.2 to 22.7) | 0.98 (0.81 to 1.17) | 15.6 (12.0 to 19.3) | 1.09 (0.89 to 1.32) | 16.2 (10.9 to 21.5) | 1.20 (0.97 to 1.45) | 14.9 (12.6 to 17.1) | 1.05 (0.85 to 1.27) |
Non-British white | 17.4 (13.3 to 21.5) | 0.97 (0.76 to 1.22) | 13.7 (9.4 to 18.0) | 0.95 (0.71 to 1.23) | 13.1 (9.1 to 17.1) | 0.95 (0.70 to 1.25) | 17.2 (12.3 to 22.1) | 1.22 (0.95 to 1.54) |
Any other/unknown | 16.9 (12.4 to 21.5) | 0.93 (0.69 to 1.22) | 12.2 (7.6 to 16.7) | 0.86 (0.61 to 1.19) | 12.6 (8.1 to 17.1) | 0.99 (0.70 to 1.36) | 13.6 (8.1 to 19.2) | 0.93 (0.66 to 1.27) |
RRs adjusted for gender, free school meal eligibility, gender and ethnic group, as applicable. All estimates adjusted for clustering at school level.
RR, risk ratio.;