The variable was created from multiple survey questions, specifically recoded from questions P1-P6 in the mental health section.
Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) is a non-specific measure of psychological distress that has been psychometrically validated and able to discriminate DSM-IV diagnostic cases from non-cases. SPD is determined using Kessler's scale of 6 questions (K1-K6). Each question asks about the frequency of symptoms, using one of 5 categories on a 0 to 4 scale. Responses to the six questions are then summed, resulting in scores ranging from 0-24. A K6 score of 13 or greater signifies SPD. The universe for this variable includes all adult respondents age 18 and older.
Values | Categories | N | NW | |||
1 | Yes | 375 | 221,459.5 |
|
||
2 | No | 4741 | 2,675,435.8 |
|
||
0 | NIU - child | 1378 | 1,188,993.7 |
Valid cases | 5116 | 2896895.301 |
Missing cases | 1378 | 1188993.699 |
This variable is numeric |
This is the Metadata Index for a Nesstar Server.
Nesstar is a tool used for analysing, visualising and downloading datasets.
Click the "Explore Dataset" button to open the dataset.