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Table 3 Self-rated health (SRH) and self-rated mental health (SRMH) compared to Canadian norm

From: Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study

 

A: Low needs

(N = 2968)

B: Moderate needs

(N = 1900)

C: High needs

(N = 1321)

Total

(N = 6189)

Norms for youth aged 12 to 17 years [38]

SRH, n (%)

     

 Excellent/very good

502 (16.9)

219 (11.5)

105 (8.0)

826 (13.4)

77%

 Good

1165 (39.3)

698 (36.8)

373 (28.3)

2236 (36.2)

 

 Fair

862 (29.1)

656 (34.6)

531 (40.2)

2049 (33.1)

4.4%†

 Poor

212 (7.2)

204 (10.8)

227 (17.2)

643 (10.4)

SRMH, n (%)

     

 Excellent/very good

115 (3.9)

59 (3.1)

16 (1.2)

190 (3.1)

77%

 Good

436 (14.7)

176 (9.3)

89 (6.7)

701 (11.3)

 

 Fair

1187 (40.0)

730 (38.5)

446 (33.8)

2363 (38.2)

7.0%†

 Poor

991 (33.4)

805 (42.)

673 (51.0)

2469 (39.9)

  1. Important differences (> 10% or > 1/2SD) are highlighted in bold
  2. * Low needs (score of 0 on the SPS subscale); moderate needs (score of 1–2 ), High needs (score of 3 and above)
  3. †Proportion of people who had a fair/poor rating of SRH/SRMH