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National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey (NPWDS), 2008 National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey (NPWDS), 2008 doi:10.7929/ISSDA/F2UY4Z0032-02 Health Research Board (HRB) ISSDAIrish Social Science Data Archive 2025-10-08 Social SciencesHealthMental healthPsychological well-beingHealth statusQuality of lifeHealth consultationsMedicinal drugs General health and well-beingSpecific social services: use and availability This survey is the second survey in the HRB NPWDS. The first was carried out in the Republic of Ireland only in 2005/2006 (Tedstone Doherty et al. 2008). This second survey is the first population-based mental health survey that allows for direct comparisons between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is also the first study to provide important information as to the determinants of the use of GP services for the treatment of mental health problems.<br> This survey, like the first, used a telephone survey methodology of the general population. Telephone numbers were drawn on a random probability basis and quotas were set for age, gender and social class. All interviews were carried out between 21 November and 17 December 2007. Millward Brown IMS, was the survey company used.<br> The findings show:<br> <ul> <li>A higher prevalence of self-reported mental health problems in the North than in the Republic</li> <li>A higher use of psychotropic medication for the Northern Ireland than the Republic</li> <li>A higher proportion of people in Northern Ireland attended the GP for mental health problems than in the Republic</li> <li>There were no differences between the jurisdictions in the use of secondary mental health services or in the preferred sources of support which included the GP and family and friends 2007-112007-12 Ireland Individual Individuals aged 18 years and older living in private residences in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Survey data Cross-section An electronic version of the eircom phonebook was used as the sampling frame in the ROI, while a random digit dialling sample for NI was purchased from a leading provider of sampling solutions in NI.<br> In both areas, procedures were adopted to ensure that all ex-directory numbers are captured, and quotas were set to ensure representation of the areas. The quotas set for the ROI were based on the Joint National Readership Survey (sample size circa 7,000), which allows profiling of the age, gender and social class of the landline population of Ireland. The 2001 Northern Ireland Census was used to set the quotas for the North, allowing profiling of the gender, age and social class of the population in Northern Ireland. In the ROI, quotas for directory area (01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09), gender (male, female), age (15–24, 25–34, 35–49, 50–64, 65+) and social class (SEG; AB, C1, C2, DE, F) Mental health and associated health service use on the island of Ireland 25 were applied to ensure representation. Quotas for the NI sample are also set for region (Belfast City, North, South, West), gender (male, female), age (16–24, 25–34, 35–54, 55+) and social class (ABC1, C2, DE) to ensure that the overall sample is representative of the NI adult population. In both jurisdictions those aged less than 18 years of age were deleted from the databases, thus resulting in a final sample aged 18 years and over. The final sample consisted of 965 respondents from the ROI and 1,000 from NI. Perusal, where possible, of relevant population statistics in NI and the ROI showed that the sample was representative of the populations as a whole. Telephone interview ISSDA may only supply data for use in the EEA and adequacy decision countries. The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The data citation may be in the form on the dataset page or in the form required by the publication. https://issda.ucd.ie/oai doi:10.7929/ISSDA/F2UY4Z 2025-12-11T02:00:00Z ddi:codebook:2_5