Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| Paper group (N = 29) | Interactive‐questionnaire group (N = 30) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Statistic | n | Statistic | n |
| Male (%) | 38% | 11 | 47% | 14 |
| Age (%) | ||||
| 18–34 | 31% | 9 | 20% | 6 |
| 35–49 | 7% | 2 | 27% | 8 |
| 50–64 | 38% | 11 | 20% | 6 |
| 65+ | 24% | 7 | 33% | 10 |
| Deprivation quintile groupa (mean; 1 = most deprived; 5 = most affluent) | 3.41 | 29 | 3.70 | 30 |
| Social attitude statementsb (mean; 1 = strongly agree; 5 = strongly disagree) | ||||
| The creation of the welfare state is one of Britain's proudest achievements. | 1.79 | 29 | 1.77 | 30 |
| Government should redistribute income from the better‐off to those who are less well off. | 3.03 | 29 | 3.10 | 30 |
a
Deprivation quintiles were based on postcode of respondents which were matched to Index of Multiple Deprivation.
b
1 suggests most egalitarian and 5 suggests least egalitarian.