The State of Men’s Health in Leeds: Data Dr. Amanda Seims, Leeds Beckett University Professor Alan White, Leeds Beckett University 1 2 To reference this document: Seims A. and White A. (2016) The State of Men’s Health in Leeds: Data Report. Leeds: Leeds Beckett University and Leeds City Council. ISBN: 978-1-907240-64-5 This study was funded by Leeds City Council Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following individuals for their input and feedback and also for their commitment to men’s health in Leeds: Tim Taylor and Kathryn Jeffries Dr Ian Cameron DPH and Cllr Lisa Mulherin James Womack and Richard Dixon - Leeds Public Health intelligence team 1 Contents Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction and data analyses .................................................................................................. 9 1.1 Analysis of routinely collected health, socio-economic and service use data ............................. 9 2 The demographic profile of men in Leeds ................................................................................. 10 2.1 The male population ................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Population change for Leeds ...................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Ethnic minority men in Leeds ..................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Disability and long-term health problems .................................................................................. 15 2.5 Housing composition and tenure ............................................................................................... 16 2.6 Marital status .............................................................................................................................. 19 2.7 Lone fathers ................................................................................................................................ 20 2.8 Provision of unpaid care ............................................................................................................. 20 3 Education ................................................................................................................................ 22 3.1 No qualifications ......................................................................................................................... 22 3.2 Early Years Foundation Stage Profile .......................................................................................... 22 3.3 Key Stage 1 Writing and Reading................................................................................................ 23 3.4 GCSE higher grade passes including English and Maths ............................................................. 23 3.5 Persistent absenteeism .............................................................................................................. 24 4 Economic Activity .................................................................................................................... 25 4.1 Employment ............................................................................................................................... 25 4.1.1 Type of occupation ............................................................................................................. 25 4.1.2 Working hours .................................................................................................................... 26 4.2 Full-time students ....................................................................................................................... 27 4.3 Unemployment ........................................................................................................................... 27 4.3.1 Long-term unemployed ...................................................................................................... 28 4.3.2 Never worked ..................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.3 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) ............................................................ 29 4.3.4 Economically inactive and long-term disability/illness ...................................................... 29 4.4 Benefits claimed ......................................................................................................................... 30 4.4.1 Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) ............................................................................................... 30 4.4.2 Income Support .................................................................................................................. 30 4.4.3 Incapacity benefit claimants ............................................................................................... 31 4.4.4 Employment and Support Allowance ................................................................................. 32 4.4.5 Disability Living Allowance ................................................................................................. 33 4.4.6 Attendance Allowance ........................................................................................................ 34 5 Appraisal of men’s health in Leeds ........................................................................................... 34 5.1 Self-assessment of health ........................................................................................................... 34 5.2 Life expectancy ........................................................................................................................... 36 5.3 Morbidity and mortality ............................................................................................................. 37 2 5.3.1 All-cause mortality.............................................................................................................. 39 5.3.2 Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality ............................................................................. 40 5.3.2.1 Hypertension prevalence ............................................................................................... 40 5.3.2.2 Diabetes prevalence ....................................................................................................... 42 5.3.2.3 Coronary heart disease prevalence ................................................................................ 44 5.3.2.4 Cardiovascular disease mortality ................................................................................... 45 5.3.3 Cancer morbidity and mortality ......................................................................................... 48 5.3.3.1 Cancer Prevalence .......................................................................................................... 48 5.3.3.2 Cancer mortality ............................................................................................................. 50 5.3.3.3 Lung cancer..................................................................................................................... 50 5.3.3.4 Prostate cancer ............................................................................................................... 52 5.3.3.5 Bowel cancer .................................................................................................................. 52 5.3.3.6 Oesophagus cancer ........................................................................................................ 53 5.3.4 Respiratory disease morbidity and mortality ..................................................................... 54 5.3.4.1 Asthma prevalence ......................................................................................................... 55 5.3.4.2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ......................................................................... 56 5.3.5 Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality ........................................................................... 58 5.3.6 Suicide ................................................................................................................................ 61 5.3.7 Accidents ............................................................................................................................ 62 5.3.8 Mental health ..................................................................................................................... 63 5.3.8.1 Prevalence of common mental health disorders ........................................................... 63 5.3.8.2 Prevalence of severe mental health disorders ............................................................... 67 5.3.8.3 Mental health admissions .............................................................................................. 70 5.3.9 Dementia ............................................................................................................................ 71 6 Lifestyle factors ........................................................................................................................ 71 6.1 Weight classification................................................................................................................... 71 6.1.1 Overweight prevalence .....................................................................................................