Table 1.
Demographics and Socio-economic classification of participants
| Male (N = 787) | Female (N = 1279) | Overall (N = 2066) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | N | Mean (SDa) or % | N | Mean (SDa) or % | Mean (SDa) or % |
| Age (years) | 674 | 54.9 (28.17) | 1100 | 48.6 (40.48) | 51.0 (49.90) |
| Marital Status (%’s based on 1781 responses): | |||||
| Single | 116 | 17.1 | 222 | 20.1 | 19.0 |
| Married/cohabiting | 463 | 68.3 | 665 | 60.3 | 63.3 |
| Divorced | 54 | 8.0 | 103 | 9.3 | 8.8 |
| Widowed | 45 | 6.6 | 113 | 10.2 | 8.9 |
| Socio-economic Classificationb (%’s based on 1781 responses): | |||||
| Managerial and Professional Occupations | 231 | 37.9 | 428 | 46.0 | 42.8 |
| Immediate Occupations | 23 | 3.8 | 197 | 20.1 | 13.6 |
| Small Employers and Own Account Workers | 118 | 19.4 | 73 | 7.8 | 12.4 |
| Lower Supervisory and Technical Occupations | 105 | 17.2 | 63 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| Semi-routine and Routine Occupations | 132 | 21.7 | 180 | 19.3 | 20.3 |
| Self reported health condition (%’s based on 1540 responses) | N | % | N | % | % |
| Other | 187 | 27.5 | 333 | 30.2 | 29.2 |
| Backache | 180 | 26.5 | 332 | 30.1 | 28.7 |
| Arthritis | 155 | 22.8 | 270 | 24.5 | 23.8 |
| Hypertension | 163 | 24.0 | 218 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| High Cholesterol | 160 | 23.6 | 207 | 18.8 | 20.6 |
| Depression | 95 | 14.0 | 210 | 19.0 | 17.1 |
| Asthma | 94 | 13.8 | 174 | 15.8 | 15.0 |
| Heart Disease | 134 | 19.7 | 113 | 10.2 | 13.9 |
| Diabetes | 117 | 17.2 | 99 | 9.0 | 12.1 |
| Stroke | 37 | 5.4 | 39 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
aStandard Deviations inflated for clustering within practice
bAs defined by the Office of National Statistics (http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/classifications/current-standard-classifications/soc2010/soc2010-volume-3-ns-sec--rebased-on-soc2010--user-manual/index.html)