Table 2. Characteristics of participants.
| Participants, n (%) | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 363 (12) | 18–24 |
| 764 (25) | 25–39 |
| 1025 (34) | 40–59 |
| 845 (28) | >60 |
| Gender | |
| 1541 (51) | Female |
| 1457 (49) | Male |
| Social gradea | |
| 1709 (57) | ABC1 |
| 1289 (43) | C2DE |
| Place of residence | |
| 384 (13) | London |
| 738 (25) | Rest of South |
| 642 (21) | Midlands/Wales |
| 974 (32) | North |
| 261 (9) | Scotland |
a
The socioeconomic classification used by YouGov is derived from the National Readership Survey (NRS): ABC1 represents people who are employed in professional occupations (broadly ‘middle class'); C2DE represents manual workers and those on subsistence levels of income who may or may not be employed (broadly ‘working class').