Table 1.

Public and patient participant characteristics

Participant characteristic	Number of participants (%)
Sample
Patients with long‐term conditions	15 (18)
Patients who sought emergency care	16 (19)
Parents of young children	18 (21)
Public from areas high socio‐economic deprivation	19 (22)
Public from affluent areas	17 (20)
Health board area of home residence
Aneurin Bevan	20 (24)
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg	14 (16)
Betsi Cadwaladr	12 (14)
Cardiff & Vale	10 (12)
Cwm Taf	15 (18
Hywel Dda	12 (14)
Powys	2 (2)
Gender
Male	37 (44
Female	48 (56)
Age group
18‐25	10 (12)
26‐35	18 (21)
36‐45	14 (16)
46‐55	13 (15)
56‐65	9 (11)
66‐75	15 (18)
75+	6 (7)
Disability
No disability	47 (55)
Disability	36 (43)
Prefer not to say	2 (2)
Employment status
Carer	4 (5)
Employed	30 (35)
Retired	21 (25)
Unemployed	18 (21)
Volunteer	4 (5)
Missing data	8 (9)