Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of baseline and follow-up participants
| Variables | 792 baseline participants (T0) N (%) | 407 follow-up participants (T1) N (%) |
| Gender (female) | 585 (73.9%) | 305 (74.9%) |
| Missing | 9 (1.1%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| Age, Mean (SD)* | 21.48 (3.23)* | 21.49 (3.24)* |
| Missing | 1 (0.1%) | n/a |
| Ethnicity (white) | 501 (63.3%) | 263 (64.6%) |
| Missing | 15 (1.9%) | 5 (1.2%) |
| Sexuality (heterosexual) | 617 (77.9%) | 311 (76.4%) |
| Missing | 33 (4.2%) | 13 (3.2%) |
| Relationship status (single/never married) | 717 (90.5%) | 362 (88.9%) |
| Widening participation student (yes) | 124 (15.7%) | 62 (15.2%) |
| Missing | 4 (0.5%) | n/a |
| Parents/Guardians/Carers occupation† (higher managerial) | 599 (75.6%) | 324 (79.6%) |
| Missing | 3 (0.4%) | n/a |
| University year |
|
|
| First | 230 (29.0%) | 121 (29.7%) |
| Second | 130 (16.4%) | 74 (18.2%) |
| Third | 112 (14.1%) | 58 (14.3%) |
| Fourth | 149 (18.8%) | 75 (18.4%) |
| Fifth | 119 (15.0%) | 56 (13.8%) |
| Sixth | 50 (6.3%) | 22 (5.4%) |
| Missing | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| University (UNI) |
|
|
| UNI1 | 68 (8.6%) | 38 (9.3%) |
| UNI2 | 3 (0.4%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| UNI3 | 252 (31.8%) | 127 (31.2%) |
| UNI4 | 181 (22.9%) | 92 (22.6%) |
| UNI5 | 46 (5.8%) | 30 (7.4%) |
| UNI6 | 27 (3.4%) | 16 (3.9%) |
| UNI7 | 90 (11.4%) | 39 (9.6%) |
| UNI8 | 54 (6.8%) | 28 (6.9%) |
| UNI9 | 68 (8.6%) | 34 (8.4%) |
| Missing | 3 (0.4%) | n/a |
*Age is listed as Mean (SD).
†Based on the highest occupation of both parents/guardians/carers.
n/a, not available.