Table 2.

Sample characteristics.

Variable	Level	Sample		English Populationa
		N	%	%
Individual Characteristics
Gender	Female	5749	56.9%	50.8%
	Male	4362	43.1%	49.2%
Age (years, range: 18–86)	18–29	442	4.4%	20.7%
	30–39	736	7.3%	16.9%
	40–49	1418	14.0%	18.6%
	50–59	2169	21.5%	15.3%
	60–69	3126	30.9%	13.6%
	70–79	1834	18.1%	8.9%
	80+	386	3.8%	5.9%
Ethnic group	White	9950	98.4%	85.4%
	Non-white	161	1.6%	14.6%
Education	<High school	4185	41.4%	35.8%b
	High school	1383	13.7%	15.2%b
	A-level/similar	1673	16.5%	12.4%b
	University	2871	28.4%	27.4%b
BMI (kg·m−2)		10,111	26.4c	27.1c
Weight Class	Obese	1862	18.4%	25%
	Non-obese	8249	81.6%	75%
Area Characteristics
Urbanicity	Urban	8520	84.3%	82.4%
	Rural	1591	15.7%	17.6%
Area Deprivation	Quintile 1 (most deprived)	1818	18.0%	20.0%
	Quintile 2	1574	15.6%	20.3%
	Quintile 3	1596	15.9%	20.1%
	Quintile 4	2227	22.0%	19.9%
	Quintile 5 (least deprived)	2896	28.6%	19.7%

N = number of participants.

^aObesity and BMI data from the Health Survey for England 2011. All other data from the 2011 Census for England.

^bA further 9.3% of the UK population had a qualification classified as ‘other/apprenticeship’.

^cMean.