Table 1.

Characteristics of the 60 respondents

Category	No (%)
Sex:
Male	32 (53)
Female	28 (47)
Age (years):
18-34	16 (27)
35-54	21 (35)
55-70	23 (37)
Annual household income:
⩽£15 000	25 (42)
>£15 000	35 (58)
Smoking status:
Smoker	15 (25)
Non-smoker	45 (75)
School leaving age:
Minimum (16 years)	26 (43)
Stayed on	34 (57)
Political allegiance:
Conservative	8 (13)
Labour	25 (42)
Neither/not saying	27 (45)
Private health insurance:
Insured	10 (17)
Uninsured	50 (83)
No of visits to doctor in past year:
⩽2	29 (48)
>2	31 (52)
Satisfaction with NHS:
Satisfied	28 (47)
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	15 (25)
Dissatisfied	17 (28)