Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n=417). Participants were on average 33.38 years old (standard deviation: 11.11).
| Sample characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 134 | 32.1 |
| Female | 282 | 67.6 |
| Other | 1 | .2 |
| Education | ||
| No qualifications | 4 | 1.0 |
| Other qualifications (not listed) | 5 | 1.2 |
| Vocational level 1 (GCSE<5 A*-C) | 24 | 5.8 |
| Vocational level 2 (GCSE>5 A*-C) | 23 | 5.5 |
| A level (vocational level 3) | 119 | 28.5 |
| Higher education (or equivalent) | 155 | 37.2 |
| Postgraduate education (or equivalent) | 87 | 20.9 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White-British | 271 | 65.0 |
| White-Irish | 2 | .5 |
| White-any other white | 61 | 14.6 |
| Asian/British Asian-Indian | 14 | 3.4 |
| Asian/British Asian-Pakistani | 8 | 1.9 |
| Asian/British Asian-Bangladeshi | 4 | 1.0 |
| Asian/British Asian-Chinese | 3 | .7 |
| Asian/British Asian-any other Asian | 14 | 3.4 |
| Black/black British-African | 5 | 1.2 |
| Black/black British-Caribbean | 1 | .2 |
| Mixed-white and Asian | 8 | 1.9 |
| Mixed-white and Black African | 5 | 1.2 |
| Mixed-white and Black Caribbean | 1 | .2 |
| Mixed-any other mixed | 6 | 1.4 |
| Not stated | 9 | 2.2 |
| Household income, £ | ||
| Less than 10,000 | 134 | 32.1 |
| 10,000-20,000 | 99 | 23.7 |
| 20,000-35,000 | 114 | 27.3 |
| 35,000-50,000 | 42 | 10,1 |
| 50,000-75,000 | 22 | 5.5 |
| 75,000-100,000 | 3 | .7 |
| Not stated | 2 | .5 |
GCSE, general certificate of secondary education.