Table 2 Descriptives: Mental health and mental health care use of women and men, per country and period
| Â | Mental health | GP consultations | Psychiatrist | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||||||||||||||||||
| Â | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | 2002 | 2005/6 | 2010 | ||||||
Country | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) | SD | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Belgium | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
Denmark | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Germany | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Greece | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Spain | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
France | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 13.8 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Ireland | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Italy | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
Luxembourg | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
Netherlands | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Portugal | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
United Kingdom | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Austria | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Sweden | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
Finland | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
Republic of Cyprus | Â | Â | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Â | 4.9 | 6.0 | Â | 1.2 | 4.9 | Â | 1.3 | 1.5 | Â | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Czech Republic | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | Â | 9.3 | 9.2 | Â | 7.2 | 8.2 | Â | 2.5 | 1.2 | Â | 2.4 | 1.3 |
Estonia | Â | Â | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Â | 14.4 | 14.8 | Â | 10.2 | 9.5 | Â | 3.7 | 3.3 | Â | 2.7 | 1.9 |
Hungary | Â | Â | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | Â | 10.1 | 9.7 | Â | 6.2 | 6.3 | Â | 4.0 | 3.7 | Â | 4.0 | 1.4 |
Latvia | Â | Â | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | Â | 7.5 | 13.6 | Â | 5.0 | 7.4 | Â | 1.3 | 0.6 | Â | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Lithuania | Â | Â | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | Â | 12.6 | 14.6 | Â | 8.8 | 10.1 | Â | 3.2 | 2.6 | Â | 1.9 | 2.8 |
Malta | Â | Â | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Â | 7.2 | 11.5 | Â | 6.3 | 10.2 | Â | 2.4 | 1.4 | Â | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Poland | Â | Â | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | Â | 7.8 | 8.2 | Â | 6.6 | 4.3 | Â | 3.3 | 2.1 | Â | 2.3 | 1.0 |
Slovakia | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | Â | 13.1 | 17.0 | Â | 10.4 | 14.6 | Â | 1.3 | 1.2 | Â | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Slovenia | Â | Â | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | Â | 9.0 | 5.8 | Â | 5.0 | 4.5 | Â | 1.7 | 2.4 | Â | 1.8 | 2.6 |
Bulgaria | Â | Â | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | Â | 12.6 | 5.6 | Â | 9.1 | 1.7 | Â | 1.9 | 0.5 | Â | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Romania | Â | Â | 3.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | Â | Â | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 | Â | 24.7 | 25.4 | Â | 15.9 | 24.5 | Â | 0.5 | 0.8 | Â | 0.9 | 0.5 |