Table 2.
Participants’ demographics
| Total sample (100%, n = 109) | EU origin* (58.7%, n = 64) | Non-EU origin** (41.3%, n = 45) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Mean 19.64 yrs (SD 1.32; 95% CI 19.39-19.89) | Mean age = 19.5 yrs (SD 1.26) | Mean age = 19.84 yrs (SD 1.38) |
| Gender | Female 62.4% (n = 68) | Female 50% (n-32) | Female 80% (n = 36) |
| Male 37.6% (n = 42) | Male 50% (n = 32): | Male 20% (n = 9): | |
| Speaks English as first language | 64.2% (n = 70) | 96.9% (n = 62) | 17.8% ( n = 8) |
| Socioeconomic class | |||
| SEC 1 = Professional workers | 33% (n = 36) | SEC 1& 2 combined | SEC 1& 2 combined |
| 67% (n = 43) | 84% (n = 38) | ||
| SEC 2 = Managerial and technical | 41% (n = 45) | ||
| SEC 3 = Non-manual | 16% (n = 17) | SEC 3, 4, 5 combined | SEC 3, 4, 5 combined |
| SEC 4 = Skilled Manual | 3% ( n = 3) | 27% (n = 17) | 16% (n = 7) |
| SEC 5 = Semi skilled | 4% (n = 4) | ||
| Missing data for SEC | 4% (n = 4) | 6% (n = 4) | 0% (n = 0) |
Footnote *The EU group comprised 61 from Ireland (56% of the overall cohort) and 1 (0.9%) each from Great Britain, Finland and Germany. **The Non-EU group comprised 37 from Malaysia (33.9%), 5 from Singapore (4.6%); 2 from Canada (1.8%), and 1 (0.9%) from USA).