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This Data Insight by Dr Michelle Jamieson analyses data relating to nurses and midwives and others of similar social grade.
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This Data Insight explores whether people who had accessed health services for conditions relating to mental ill health, drug use and alcohol misuse were more likely to receive fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is well known that physical activity has a positive effect on mental health, but there is some debate over whether the domain in which individuals take part in physical activity is important. For example, does engaging in active travel to work have the same benefits as walking or cycling in your leisure time? Research shows that cycling to work, when compared to all other modes of commute, reduces the likelihood of experiencing mental ill-health - specifically anxiety and depression.
In this Data Insight, we explore how COVID-19 mortality rates vary by occupation for women and men in Scotland in the period between 1st March 2020 and 31st January 2021. Using a national novel linked data collection, we contrast preliminary results for Scotland with those from a similar linked data study for England.
Educated groups have better physical and mental health in later life. But is the type of school per se a cause of better later life health or it is simply that, for example, those attending “better” schools tend to come from a more advantaged background? This study looks at long term effects of education, specifically stratifying students based on their academic ability through selective schooling.
Active commuting, predominantly walking and cycling for journeys to work or study, provides a range of benefits to individuals and societies. Research in this area is often challenging given the availability of data sources which allow for detailed and focused investigations. In 2016, Scottish Census data were made available, via application, for the first time for research purposes. Our work uses these data to examine the health and economic benefits of walking and cycling for commuting purposes at a national level in Scotland.
Substantial inequalities exist in adult health, including mental health, across the UK. Socioeconomic position is an important determining factor for later-life health and so understanding its production is a key public health issue.
