Table 2.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of survey respondents, by gender (men separated by sexual orientation)
| Women | Heterosexual men | Gay/bisexual men | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of respondents n (row %) | 658 (31.4) | 446 (21.3) | 989 (47.3) | |
| Median age in years (IQR)a | 37 (30.9 to 44.6) | 41 (34.3 to 48.4) | 35 (29.4 to 41.6) | |
| Region of birtha | <0.001 | |||
| Africa | 415 (63.1) | 254 (57.0) | 73 (7.4) | |
| Latin America/Caribbean | 120 (18.2) | 72 (16.1) | 456 (46.1) | |
| Rest of World | 32 (4.9) | 39 (8.7) | 146 (14.8) | |
| Europe | 91 (13.8) | 81 (18.2) | 314 (31.7) | |
| Mean age in years at migration (SD) | 29.3 (9.9) | 30.1 (10.0) | 26.3 (8.7) | <0.001 |
| Median years in CCOR (IQR)a | 7 (4.1 to 12.7) | 10 (6.1 to 15.0) | 9 (4.8 to 13.9) | |
| Ethnicity (n = 1881)b | <0.001 | |||
| Black African/Caribbean | 334 (59.5) | 205 (51.8) | 51 (5.5) | |
| White European | 92 (16.4) | 69 (17.4) | 296 (32.0) | |
| Latin American/Hispanic | 39 (7.0) | 26 (6.6) | 177 (19.2) | |
| Mixed Ethnicity | 44 (7.8) | 30 (7.6) | 204 (22.1) | |
| Other | 52 (9.3) | 66 (16.7) | 196 (21.2) | |
| Education: upper secondary or morea | 322 (48.9) | 228 (51.1) | 802 (81.1) | <0.001 |
| Employment status: working full/part timea | 276 (41.9) | 217 (48.7) | 666 (67.3) | <0.001 |
| Relationship statusa | 0.005 | |||
| Married/Cohabitating | 273 (41.5) | 195 (43.7) | 352 (35.6) | |
| Single | 302 (45.9) | 170 (38.1) | 513 (51.9) | |
| Living apart relationship/marriage | 83 (12.6) | 81 (18.2) | 124 (12.5) | |
| Has childrena | 474 (72.6) | 301 (69.2) | 97 (9.9) | <0.001 |
| Religion of those who attend services (n = 1165)a | ||||
| Christian (All denominations) | 428 (85.8) | 235 (76.1) | 306 (85.7) | <0.001 |
| Muslim | 48 (9.6) | 67 (21.7) | 13 (3.6) | |
| Other | 23 (4.6) | 7 (2.3) | 38 (10.6) | |
| Sexual orientation (n = 2076)a | <0.001 | |||
| Gay/Lesbian | 12 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 843 (85.2) | |
| Heterosexual | 616 (94.5) | 417 (95.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Bisexual | 14 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 146 (14.8) | |
| Other | 10 (1.5) | 18 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Monthly income compared to national minimum wage (n = 1975)a | <0.001 | |||
| More or a lot more | 65 (10.6) | 60 (14.3) | 430 (45.6) | |
| About the same | 82 (13.4) | 70 (16.7) | 167 (17.7) | |
| Less than minimum wage | 215 (35.0) | 126 (30.1) | 189 (20.1) | |
| Own wage not earned | 236 (38.4) | 148 (35.3) | 140 (14.7) | |
| Not known | 16 (2.6) | 15 (3.6) | 16 (1.7) | |
| Moderate/severe household hunger in past 4 weeks (n = 2006)a | 136 (21.8) | 112 (26.8) | 124 (12.8) | <0.001 |
| Immigration status (n = 2078)a | <0.001 | |||
| Permanent residency permit | 335 (51.5) | 258 (58.4) | 777 (78.8) | |
| Temporary residency permit | 238 (36.6) | 147 (33.3) | 152 (15.4) | |
| Asylum seeker/Refugee status | 77 (11.8) | 37 (8.4) | 57 (5.8) | |
| Unknown | 58 (8.9) | 23 (2.2) | 48 (4.9) | |
| Travelled back to country of birth in past year | 191 (29.0) | 133 (29.8) | 497 (50.3) | <0.001 |
Data are n (%), median (Inter‐quartile range) or mean (Standard Deviation). N = 2093 unless otherwise stated.
a
Tested as an independent predictor in univariate analysis for both outcomes.
b
Excludes Portugal due to restrictions on data collection. CCOR=Current Country of Residence.