Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the postmenopausal women of the study.
| n | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 40–45 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 46–51 | 120 | 14.5 |
| 52–55 | 249 | 30.0 |
| >56 | 447 | 53.9 |
| Country of residence | ||
| UK | 718 | 86.6 |
| Other | 111 | 13.4 |
| Gender identity | ||
| Female | 810 | 97.7 |
| Non-binary | 1 | 0.1 |
| Prefer not to say | 8 | 1.0 |
| Other | 10 | 1.2 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Heterosexual | 762 | 91.9 |
| Homosexual | 27 | 3.3 |
| Bisexual | 19 | 2.3 |
| Pansexual | 1 | 0.1 |
| Asexual | 4 | 0.5 |
| Prefer not to say | 16 | 1.9 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Single | 136 | 16.4 |
| In a relationship not cohabiting | 26 | 3.1 |
| In a relationship cohabiting | 93 | 11.2 |
| Married/civil partnership | 530 | 63.9 |
| Prefer not to say | 10 | 1.2 |
| Other | 10 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 24 | 2.9 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 | 158 | 19.1 |
| 2 | 307 | 37.0 |
| 3 | 103 | 12.4 |
| 4 or more | 39 | 4.7 |
| I do not have children | 218 | 26.3 |
| Prefer not to say | 4 | 0.5 |
| Highest educational qualification | ||
| Secondary school | 62 | 7.5 |
| A level/college level | 133 | 16.0 |
| University undergraduate | 164 | 19.8 |
| University postgraduate | 421 | 50.8 |
| Other | 44 | 5.3 |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 0.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White-English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British | 685 | 84.2 |
| White-Irish | 30 | 3.7 |
| Any other white background | 69 | 8.5 |
| Black/Black British – Caribbean | 3 | 0.4 |
| Black/Black British – African | 5 | 0.6 |
| Any other Black/African/Caribbean background | 1 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Asian British – Indian | 4 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Asian British – Pakistani | 0 | 0.0 |
| Any other Asian background | 3 | 0.4 |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latino | 1 | 0.1 |
| Mixed ethnic background | 7 | 0.9 |
| Any other ethnic group | 3 | 0.4 |
| Prefer not to say | 3 | 0.4 |