Characteristics of individuals, households and areas that are significant in predicting heightened risks of SMD
Echoing the descriptive statistical analysis presented above, we found that, other things being equal, the factors associated with higher risks of SMD30 included:
Being male
Being a younger adult (aged 25-45 yrs old)
Living in a single person household
Being white
(i.e. not ethnic minority or non-uk born)
Having both past and current experience of poverty, financial difficulties and