Identifying ethnic inequalities in mental health

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asimj1
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Identifying ethnic inequalities in mental health

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Novel data from the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)
EVENS is the largest cross-sectional survey of ethnic minority people in Britain, recruiting large samples of people from 18 ethnic minority groups, including those who tend to be under-represented in surveys (e.g., Gypsy and Roma people). This means that researchers have enough statistical power to conduct novel analyses and look at differences across ethnic groups, as well as other sub-groups, such as sex and age groups. EVENS includes weights that account for differences between the sample and the British population. By applying these weights, the data can be used in ways that can be said to be representative of the British population.

My research examined ethnic lebanon rcs data differences in depression and anxiety, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis included over 12,000 participants from 18 ethnic groups, aged between 18 and 60 years old, who completed the EVENS survey between February and November 2021. Depression was self-reported by participants, through 8 questions which asked about feelings of sadness and loneliness. Anxiety was also self-reported, through 7 questions which asked about feelings of worry, nervousness, irritability, and fear. I investigated whether people from ethnic minority groups were more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than White British people, and whether any differences were consistent for men and women and across age groups. I also explored whether ethnic differences in mental health persisted if levels of previous infection, bereavement, and existing clinical diagnosis of depression/anxiety were the same across groups (if not, then these may be important explanatory factors).
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