Table 1. Descriptive statistics for biodemographic details of the total sample.
| mean (min-max) | median (IQR) | n* (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | < 30 years | 23.08 (18–29) | 22 (20–27) | 116 (21.5) |
| 30 to 60 years | 45.18 (30–60) | 45 (37–53) | 291 (53.9) | |
| > 60 years | 69.81 (61–84) | 70 (65–75) | 133 (24.6) | |
| Gender | female | 308 (57) | ||
| male | 230 (42.6) | |||
| gender-fluid | 2 (0.4) | |||
| Education | years | 15.31 (12–21) | 15 (14–17) | 540 (100) |
| Relationship status | married | 236 (43.7) | ||
| long-term relationship | 107 (19.8) | |||
| in a relationship | 30 (5.6) | |||
| separated | 5 (0.9) | |||
| divorced | 21 (3.9) | |||
| widowed | 11 (2) | |||
| life partner died | 5 (0.9) | |||
| single | 125 (23.2) | |||
| Ethnicity | white | 455 (84.3) | ||
| mixed race (all) | 23 (4.3) | |||
| Asian (southern/southeastern Asia) | 24 (4.4) | |||
| Chinese (east Asian) | 7 (1.3) | |||
| black (any region) | 31 (5.7) | |||
| Religion | no religion | 266 (49.3) | ||
| Christian | 234 (43.3) | |||
| Buddhist | 4 (0.7) | |||
| Hindu | 5 (0.9) | |||
| Jewish | 6 (1.1) | |||
| Muslim | 17 (3.2) | |||
| Sikh | 5 (0.9) | |||
| any other religion | 3 (0.6) | |||
| Employment status | full-time or part-time employed | 348 (64.4) | ||
| currently unemployed, looking for work | 14 (2.6) | |||
| long-term sick or disabled | 11 (2) | |||
| looking after home or family | 28 (5.2) | |||
| retired | 97 (18) | |||
| have never worked | 2 (0.4) | |||
| student (p/t or f/t) and currently unemployed | 39 (7.2) | |||
| other | 1 (0.2) |
*N = 540.