Year

Year of survey.

Changes between years

Statistical significance is measured at the 5% significance level ( p value < .05).

Statistically significant differences between survey years ( p < .05) are indicated by the symbols and (significant increase or decrease respectively).

The symbol ≈ indicates there is no statistically significant difference between survey years.

A statistically significant difference is likely to represent a real change over time, rather than random variation due to the sampling process.

Experience of discrimination

Mental health and wellbeing

New Zealanders' experiences of discrimination and willingness to disclose experience of mental illness or distress.

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Prevalence for selected subtopic

This table gives the percentage of the population affected (that is, the unadjusted prevalence in the specified population). Click on an indicator to find out more about it.

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	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	19.3	21.9	-	≈
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	9.6	12.5	-	≈
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	20.4	19.7	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	62.8	61.5	65.5	≈

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	30.2	24.2	-	≈
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	10.9	12.2	-	≈
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	22.7	16.5	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	70.5	68.1	74.5	≈	≈

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	32.2	23.5	-	≈
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	25.0	8.2	-	≈
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	14.8	16.7	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	40.8	44.5	45.3	≈	≈

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	33.3	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	21.9	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	13	12.3	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	27.7	32.9	35.9	≈	≈

	Year (%)			Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2020	2016 and 2020	2018 and 2020
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	19.7	21.4	-	≈
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	9.8	12.4	-	≈
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	23	22.2	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	71.7	69.4	74.6	≈

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2016 and 2018
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	19.3	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	9.6	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	20.4	19.7	≈
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	62.8	61.5	≈

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2016 and 2018
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	30.2	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	10.9	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	22.7	16.5	≈
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	70.5	68.1	≈

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2016 and 2018
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	32.2	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	25.0	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	14.8	16.7	≈
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	40.8	44.5	≈

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2016 and 2018
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	13	12.3	≈
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	27.7	32.9	≈

	Year (%)		Changes between
Indicator	2016	2018	2016 and 2018
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	19.7	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	9.8	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	23	22.2	≈
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	71.7	69.4	≈

	Year (%)
Indicator	2016
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	20.4
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	62.8

	Year (%)
Indicator	2016
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	22.7
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	70.5

	Year (%)
Indicator	2016
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	14.8
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	40.8

	Year (%)
Indicator	2016
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	13
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	27.7

	Year (%)
Indicator	2016
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	23
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	71.7

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	21.9	( 18 - 26.1 )	23.5	( 16.5 - 31.6 )	20.6	( 16.5 - 25.1 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	12.5	( 9.2 - 16.6 )	14.3	( 7.8 - 23.3 )	11	( 8.2 - 14.5 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	65.5	( 63.1 - 67.9 )	60.5	( 56.9 - 64 )	70.3	( 67.2 - 73.3 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	24.2	( 19.3 - 29.7 )	23.1	( 15.7 - 31.9 )	24.9	( 19 - 31.6 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	12.2	( 8.8 - 16.5 )	13.7	( 8.2 - 21 )	10.9	( 6.9 - 16.2 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	74.5	( 70.9 - 77.9 )	69.8	( 64 - 75.2 )	78.9	( 74.6 - 82.7 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	23.5	( 14.3 - 34.9 )	22.3	( 7.9 - 44 )	24.6	( 13.2 - 39.5 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	8.2	( 3.6 - 15.6 )	3.2	( 0.4 - 10.9 )	13.1	( 5 - 26.3 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	45.3	( 39.5 - 51.3 )	45.6	( 36.1 - 55.3 )	44.7	( 36.9 - 52.7 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	33.3	( 13.3 - 59 )	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	21.9	( 8 - 42.8 )	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	35.9	( 28.5 - 43.7 )	30.7	( 20.2 - 42.8 )	40.9	( 30.2 - 52.2 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	21.4	( 17 - 26.2 )	24.6	( 16.4 - 34.3 )	18.6	( 14.5 - 23.4 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	12.4	( 8.5 - 17.3 )	14.9	( 7.4 - 25.8 )	10.2	( 7.2 - 13.9 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	74.6	( 71.9 - 77.2 )	69.5	( 65.5 - 73.2 )	79.6	( 76.3 - 82.6 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	19.3	( 14.9 - 24.2 )	21.3	( 13.9 - 30.5 )	17.7	( 13.3 - 22.9 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	9.6	( 6.4 - 13.7 )	10.9	( 5.7 - 18.4 )	8.6	( 5.2 - 13.2 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	19.7	( 17.2 - 22.4 )	21.8	( 17.7 - 26.3 )	17.7	( 15.2 - 20.4 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	61.5	( 58.4 - 64.6 )	56.7	( 52 - 61.3 )	66.2	( 62.6 - 69.6 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	30.2	( 18.4 - 44.2 )	36.0	( 13.4 - 64.5 )	25.7	( 16.2 - 37.4 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	10.9	( 5.3 - 19.2 )	4.9	( 0.1 - 24.3 )	15.4	( 7.7 - 26.3 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	16.5	( 11.7 - 22.3 )	17.8	( 9.9 - 28.5 )	15.3	( 10.9 - 20.6 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	68.1	( 61.4 - 74.3 )	63.4	( 52.4 - 73.5 )	72.4	( 65.6 - 78.5 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	32.2	( 15.3 - 53.3 )	-	-	30.6	( 12.6 - 54.3 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	25.0	( 9.1 - 48.2 )	-	-	22.9	( 6.5 - 49 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	16.7	( 11.7 - 22.7 )	18.6	( 11 - 28.4 )	14.8	( 9.5 - 21.6 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	44.5	( 36.3 - 53 )	39	( 27.1 - 52 )	50.1	( 41.1 - 59.2 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	12.3	( 6.5 - 20.5 )	15.4	( 5.8 - 30.8 )	9.2	( 4.2 - 16.9 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	32.9	( 23.7 - 43.1 )	27.8	( 15.2 - 43.6 )	37.7	( 25.9 - 50.6 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	19.7	( 15 - 25.2 )	21.6	( 13.5 - 31.7 )	18.3	( 13.5 - 24 )
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	9.8	( 6.3 - 14.4 )	11.0	( 5.3 - 19.4 )	9.0	( 5.2 - 14.2 )
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	22.2	( 19.2 - 25.5 )	24.6	( 19.7 - 30 )	20.0	( 16.9 - 23.4 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	69.4	( 66.1 - 72.6 )	64.2	( 59 - 69.2 )	74.4	( 70.7 - 77.8 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	20.4	( 18.5 - 22.4 )	22	( 19.2 - 25.1 )	18.9	( 16.6 - 21.2 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	62.8	( 60.6 - 65 )	58.8	( 55.4 - 62.1 )	66.6	( 63.9 - 69.3 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	22.7	( 18.3 - 27.5 )	27.3	( 20 - 35.7 )	18.4	( 13.4 - 24.4 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	70.5	( 65.3 - 75.3 )	64.9	( 55.9 - 73.2 )	75.5	( 69.9 - 80.5 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	14.8	( 10.3 - 20.3 )	16.9	( 10.5 - 25 )	12.5	( 7.8 - 18.7 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	40.8	( 34.3 - 47.6 )	40	( 31.1 - 49.3 )	41.7	( 32.9 - 50.9 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	13	( 8.5 - 18.9 )	14.2	( 7.8 - 22.9 )	12	( 6.7 - 19.2 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	27.7	( 21.6 - 34.5 )	28.3	( 19.2 - 39 )	27.1	( 19.6 - 35.8 )

	Total		Men		Women
Indicator	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)	%	(95% CI)
Treated unfairly because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Treated unfairly in the workplace because of a diagnosed mental illness	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tell employer if diagnosed with a mental illness	23	( 20.8 - 25.4 )	24.7	( 21.3 - 28.4 )	21.4	( 18.7 - 24.3 )
Know someone who has experienced a mental illness	71.7	( 69.2 - 74.1 )	66.5	( 62.7 - 70.2 )	76.5	( 73.5 - 79.4 )

Source: Health and Lifestyles Survey

Notes:

Dashes indicate that the data is not available.