UK data from 1997 provides information about the prevalence of psychiatric problems, including substance dependence, among male and female, remand and sentenced prisoners. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics. It was last updated on the platform in July 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze prevalence rates of psychiatric problems based on prisoner gender and legal status mentioned in the description.
- Study correlations between substance dependence and other psychiatric conditions based on the described morbidity scope.
- Compare mental health indicators between remand and sentenced prisoner populations as suggested by the dataset's focus.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the Office for National Statistics, an official government agency.
- The description specifies coverage of both male and female, remand and sentenced prisoners for 1997.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is from a single year (1997), which may limit contemporary relevance.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Time Range
- 1997
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:50.410175; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- United Kingdom