Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Sabrina | 47 | One dependant (age 15) | Single parent for 15 years | Working full time |
| Sheryl | 36 | One dependant (age 9) | Single parent for 5 years | Working part-time |
| Emily | 28 | One dependant (age 3) | Single parent for 3 years | Working part-time |
| Laura | 45 | Two dependants (age 8 and 15) | Single parent for 6 years | Working full-time |
| Alexandria | 36 | One dependant (aged 6) | Single parent for 6 years | Working full-time |
| Sarah | 33 | One dependant (age 9) | Single parent for 7 years | Stopped work due to illness |
| Zainab | 34 | One dependant (age 7) | Single parent for 1 year | Returning to work following extended leave |
| Charlotte | 55 | One dependant (age 16) | Single parent for 22 years | Retired, and undertaking voluntary work |
| Alisha | 29 | One dependant (age 2) | Single parent for 3 years | Working part-time |
| Stella | 35 | Two dependents (age 5 and 4) | Single parent for 6 years | Working full-time |
| Claire | 37 | Two dependents (age 3 and 5) | Single parent for 2 years | Working full-time |
| Martha | 40 | Two dependents (aged and 5) | Single parent for 1 year | Self-employed |
| Sandra | 23 | One dependant (age 3) | Single parent for 2 years | Recently made redundant |
| Sara | 25 | One dependant (age 9 months) | Single parent for 1 year | Returning to work following child-birth |
| Rosemary | 32 | Two dependants (age 5 and 12) | Single parent for 4 years | Working full-time |