Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Focus group N=81 |
Survey N=1110 |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 33; 41% | 504; 45% |
| Female | 48; 59% | 606; 55% |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 13; 16% | 135; 12% |
| 25–34 | 18; 22% | 184; 17% |
| 35–44 | 19; 23% | 198; 18% |
| 45–54 | 10; 12% | 184; 17% |
| 55–64 | 16; 20% | 176; 16% |
| 65+ | 5; 6% | 233; 21% |
| Socioeconomic group | ||
| A | 9; 11% | 41; 4% |
| B | 22; 27% | 215; 19% |
| C1 | 24; 30% | 311; 28% |
| C2 | 14; 17% | 233; 21% |
| D | 6; 7% | 145; 13% |
| E | 6; 7% | 165; 15% |
| Region | ||
| East of England | 7; 7% | 92; 8% |
| East Midlands | – | 57; 5% |
| London | 18; 22% | 213; 19% |
| North East | – | 40; 4% |
| North West | – | 121; 11% |
| Northern Ireland | – | 30; 3% |
| Scotland | 14; 17% | 76; 7% |
| South East | 14; 17% | 165; 15% |
| South West | – | 81; 7% |
| Wales | – | 51; 5% |
| West Midlands | 14; 17% | 94; 8% |
| Yorkshire/Humberlands | 14; 17% | 90; 8% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White or White British | 54; 67% | 1057; 95% |
| Mixed race | 1; 1% | 7; 1% |
| Asian or Asian British | 10; 12% | 18; 2% |
| Black or Black British | 9; 11% | 19; 2% |
| Chinese or Chinese British | 7; 9% | 2; 0% |
| Other ethnic group | 0; 0% | 4; 0% |
| Prefer not to say | 0; 0% | 3; 0% |
| Religion | ||
| Christianity | 677; 61% | |
| Islam | 13; 1% | |
| Hinduism | 6; 1% | |
| Sikhism | 0; 0% | |
| Judaism | 6; 1% | |
| Buddhism | 11; 1% | |
| Other religion | 15; 1% | |
| No religion | 370; 33% | |
| Prefer not to say | 12; 1% | |
| Religiosity | ||
| Not at all religious | 234; 32% | |
| Moderately religious | 422; 58% | |
| Very religious | 64; 9% | |
| Prefer not to say | 8; 1% | |
| Education | ||
| No formal qualification | 15; 19% | 70; 6% |
| GCSE, O level, Scottish Standard Grade or equivalent | 19; 23% | 264; 24% |
| GCE, A-level, Scottish Higher or similar | 17; 21% | 214; 19% |
| Vocational (BTEC/NVQ/diploma) | – | 230; 21% |
| Degree level or above | 30; 37% | 317; 29% |
| Prefer not to say | – | 15; 1% |
| Self-reported knowledge of medical research process | ||
| No knowledge | 463; 42% | |
| Some knowledge | 603; 54% | |
| Good knowledge | 44; 4% | |
| Have you been affected by a disability or illness? | ||
| Yes | 399; 36% | |
| No | 711; 64% | |
| Has a close family member been affected by a disability or illness? | ||
| Yes | 767; 69% | |
| No | 343; 31% | |
| Have you had blood or tissue removed during a medical procedure? | ||
| Yes | 446; 40% | |
| No | 553; 50% | |
| Don't know | 111; 10% | |
| Have you ever been asked to donate blood or tissue for medical research? | ||
| Yes | 182; 16% | |
| No | 904; 81% | |
| Don't know | 24; 2% | |
| If so, did you agree to donate? | ||
| Yes | 155; 85% | |
| No | 23; 13% | |
| Don't know | 4; 2% | |
Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.