Table 4. Main characteristics of the financial diarists.
| Name | Gender | Age | Origin1 | Ethnic minority | Employment situation | Health conditions2 | Registered disabled | Means-tested benefits | Disability and sickness benefits | No. of financial providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anya* | Female | 46–55 | UK | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | COPD; Hypertension; Diabetes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Andrea | Female | 36–45 | LAC | Yes | Statutory sick pay | Arthritis; GI disorders; Asthma; Knee, shoulder, neck and spine injuries; Epilepsy; Thyroid problems; Anxiety and depression | No | Yes | No | 2 |
| Ayleen* | Female | >55 | UK | No | Permanently sick/disabled | Arthritis; Musculoskeletal disorders; Anxiety and depression | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Claire | Female | 36–45 | UK | No | Permanently sick/disabled | Anxiety and depression; PTSD | No | Yes | Yes | 0 |
| Cyra* | Female | 18–35 | UK | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | Keratoconus; Anxiety and depression; Schizophrenia and other psychoses; Bipolar disorder | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Leona | Female | 46–55 | UK | Yes | Unemployed and available for work | Arthritis; Prediabetes; Blepharitis | No | Yes | No | 1 |
| Carolina | Female | 46–55 | LAC | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | Arthrosis; Fibromyalgia; Anxiety and depression | No | Yes | Yes | 1 |
| Luisa | Female | 18–35 | LAC | Yes | Unemployed and available for work | Anxiety and depression | No | Yes | No | 3 |
| Cassandra* | Female | 46–55 | LAC | Yes | Looking after family/home | Lupus; Hypertension; Prediabetes; Anxiety and depression | No | Yes | Yes | 3 |
| Hilda | Female | >55 | African | Yes | Wholly retired from work | Arthritis; Hypertension; Cataracts; Anxiety and depression | No | No | No | 1 |
| Anna | Female | >55 | UK | Yes | Wholly retired from work | Diabetes; Hypertension; Chronic back pain; Muscoloskeletal disorders; Anxiety and depression | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 |
| Juliet* | Female | >55 | UK | No | Permanently sick/disabled | Arthritis; COPD; Brain cysts | Yes | Yes | No | 2 |
| Madeleine | Female | >55 | UK | Yes | Unemployed and available for work | Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Knee, shoulder, neck and spine injuries; Anxiety and depression; PTSD | No | Yes | Yes | 0 |
| Mayowa | Female | >55 | UK | Yes | Employee in part time job | Hypertension; Drepanocitosis | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 |
| Sofia* | Female | 36–45 | LAC | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | Hypertension; Diabetes; Chronic back pain; Anxiety and depression; Schizophrenia and other psychoses | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Sarah | Female | 36–45 | UK | No | Unemployed and available for work | Arthritis; Asthma; COPD; Anxiety and depression | Yes | Yes | No | 1 |
| Teresa | Female | 36–45 | LAC | Yes | Unemployed and available for work | HIV; Chronic back pain; Anxiety and depression; PTSD | No | Yes | No | 1 |
| Daliya* | Female | 18–35 | UK | Yes | Looking after family/home | Nystagmus; Anxiety and depression; Bipolar disorders; Prediabetes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 |
| Carla | Female | >55 | UK | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | Arthritis; Fibromyalgia; GI disorders; Hypertension; Prediabetes; Knee, shoulder, neck and spine injuries; Glaucoma; Osteoporosis; Anxiety and depression | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 |
| Shannon* | Female | 46–55 | UK | Yes | Permanently sick/disabled | Knee, shoulder, neck and spine injuries; Schizophrenia and other psychoses | Yes | Yes | No | 2 |
| Charles | Male | 46–55 | UK | No | Permanently sick/disabled | Anxiety and depression | No | Yes | No | 1 |
* Diarists also sampled for in-depth interviews
1 UK: United Kingdom; LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean.
2 COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GI: Gastrointestinal; PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus