Table 2.

Distribution of DAP score by socio-demographic variables

	N	Median	Inter quartile range		p value
Age group					< 0.001
15–19	139	3.50	3.00	3.86
20–24	143	3.14	2.36	3.64
25–29	139	2.29	1.57	2.93
30–34	224	2.14	1.11	2.86
35–39	209	2.57	1.57	3.21
≥ 40	101	2.79	2.14	3.36
Missing	39	2.71	2.14	3.29
Relationship status
Married/civil partnership	479	2.36	1.36	3.00	< 0.001
In a relationship	338	2.82	2.07	3.57
Not in a relationship	152	3.36	2.86	3.79
Missing	25	2.86	2.29	3.29
Number of children in the household
0	430	2.07	3.00	3.71	< 0.001
1	208	0.86	1.89	2.61
2	233	2.07	2.79	3.29
>/= 3	78	2.29	2.86	3.43
Missing	45	2.29	2.93	3.29
Grouped ethnicity
White	834	1.79	2.64	3.36	0.042
BAME	128	2.11	2.82	3.64
Missing	32	2.29	2.89	3.50
Highest completed level of education
School*	247	2.57	3.29	3.79	< 0.001
Undergraduate	389	1.57	2.50	3.14
Postgraduate or professional qualifications	309	1.71	2.50	3.14
Missing	31	2.14	2.93	3.64

*includes those currently still at school taking GCSEs (n = 17) and one person with no qualifications