Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics
| Demographic characteristics | Edinburgh subgroup (N = 88) | London subgroup (N = 94) | Total sample (N = 182) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 41.0, 14.9 | 37.8, 15.3 | 39.3, 15.1 | 0.15 |
| Gender (n, %) | ||||
| Female | 47 (53.4 %) | 44 (46.8 %) | 91 (50.0 %) | 0.37 |
| Male | 41 (46.6 %) | 50 (53.2 %) | 91 (50.0 %) | |
| Ethnicity (n,%) | ||||
| White | 83 (94.3 %) | 53 (56.4 %) | 136 (74.7 %) | <0.0001 |
| Mixed | 2 (2.3 %) | 9 (9.6 %) | 11 (6.0 %) | |
| Asian | 3 (3.4 %) | 11 (11.7 %) | 14 (7.7 %) | |
| Black | 0 | 18 (19.1 %) | 18 (9.9 %) | |
| Other | 0 | 3 (3.2 %) | 3 (1.6 %) | |
| Marital status (n, %) | ||||
| Single | 46 (52.3 %) | 56 (59.6 %) | 102 (56.0 %) | 0.20 |
| Married | 30 (34.1 %) | 21 (22.3 %) | 51 (28.0 %) | |
| Other | 12 (13.6 %) | 17 (18.1 %) | 29 (15.9 %) | |
| Employment status (n, %) | ||||
| Full-time work | 24 (27.3 %) | 25 (26.6 %) | 49 (26.9 %) | 0.97 |
| Part-time work | 23 (26.1 %) | 26 (27.7 %) | 49 (26.9 %) | |
| Other | 41 (46.6 %) | 43 (45.7 %) | 84 (46.2 %) | |
| Education level (n, %) | ||||
| No formal qualifications | 4 (4.5 %) | 1 (1.1 %) | 5 (2.7 %) | 0.046 |
| GCSE/O-levels or equivalent | 11 (12.5 %) | 11 (11.7 %) | 22 (12.1 %) | |
| A-levels or equivalent | 10 (11.4 %) | 27 (28.7 %) | 37 (20.3 %) | |
| Vocational/work-based qualifications | 6 (6.8 %) | 9 (9.6 %) | 15 (8.2 %) | |
| University degree | 29 (33.0 %) | 29 (30.9 %) | 58 (31.9 %) | |
| Post-graduate degree (MA, PhD, PGCE) | 21 (23.9 %) | 12 (12.8 %) | 33 (18.1 %) |
* P values are based on t tests for continuous variables and Chi-square analyses for categorical variables, comparing the London and Edinburgh subgroups