Table 1.

Characteristics of resident participants.

Variable	Qualitative sample (n = 30)
	mean (SD)/%
Age (years)	52 (15)
% male	36
% home ownership	60
% car ownership	53
% workinga	66
% with chronic condition	36
Perceived financial strain
Quite comfortably off	13.3
Can manage without difficulty	13.3
Have to be careful with money	63.3
Find it a strain to get by	10.0
Years lived in local area	19.4 (18.3)

n – number; T – time point; SD – standard deviation.

^aIn paid employment (full or part-time), full-time student, or undertaking voluntary work.