Table 1.

Characteristics of interviewees.

Characteristic	na
Age group (years)
11–17	4
18–29	8
30–59	22
60–79	19
≥80	3
Sex
Male	21
Female	35
Ethnicity
White	48
Non-white	8
Carer status
Non-carer, non-disabled	25
Non-carer, disabled	8
Parent of child <10 years	13
Carer (for adult or child with health problem)	14
Location
Inner city	11
City: urban/suburban	20
Market town	3
Other town/large village	11
Isolated rural	11
Employment
Employed	21
Not employed/retired/student/homemaker	35
Occupation when employed
Professional	12
Non-manual	16
Manual	13
Student	6
Qualifications
Up to ‘A’ level	32
Post-‘A’ level	17
Living arrangements
Lives alone	5
With family/others	48
Institution	2
Health status
Chronic condition requiring ongoing management	31
Good health	24

^aNumbers may not add up to 56 for every characteristic because of incomplete data. In case of carer status, categories are not mutually exclusive.