Table 2.

Constitution of focus groups.

Group Noa	Age	Gender	Social Gradeb	Number attending
E1	16–18	Female	ABC1	6
E2	16–18	Male	C2DE	6
E3	19–24	Female	C2DE	6
E4	19–24	Male	ABC1	5
E5	25–44	Female	C2DE	6
E6	25–44	Male	ABC1	4
E7	45–64	Female	ABC1	6
E8	45–64	Male	C2DE	6
S1	16–18	Female	ABC1	5
S2	16–18	Male	C2DE	6
S3	19–24	Female	C2DE	5
S4	19–24	Male	ABC1	6
S5	25–44	Female	C2DE	4
S6	25–44	Male	ABC1	6
S7	45–64	Female	ABC1	6
S8	45–64	Male	C2DE	6
Total				89

^a‘E’ denotes English groups; ‘S’ denotes Scottish groups.

^bA demographic classification which is standard in the UK and classifies social grades according to occupation was used. ABC1 includes professional/skilled workers and C2DE includes unskilled/manual/unemployed.