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. 2008 Oct 23;8:368. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-368

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

N %
Area
Ladywood 140 33.3
Northfield 140 33.3
Sutton Coldfield 140 33.3

Age Group
16–24 110 26.2
25–34 91 21.7

35–44 126 30.0
45–54 93 22.1

Gender
Male 159 37.9
Female 261 62.1

Ethnicity
White British and Irish 305 72.6
Mixed 13 3.1
Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or other) 54 12.9
Black (Black African, Black Caribbean or other) 37 8.8
Other (including Chinese) 11 2.6

Social Class
I 9 2.1
II 67 16.0
IIIN 109 26.0
IIIM 56 13.3
IV 61 14.5
V 118 28.1

Parents
Yes 248 59.0
No 172 41.0