Table 2.

Key characteristics of participating family members (n=32)

Characteristics	Category	Respondents (n%)
Relationship to mother	Husband/partner	22 (69%)
	Mother/father (‘grandparent’)	7 (22%)
	Other relative (eg, sister/child)	3 (9%)
Age	Mean age (partners)	34 years (range: 23–48 years)
	Mean age (grandparents)	54 years (range: 39–67 years)
	Mean age (other relatives)	21 years (range: 17–24 years)
	<25 years	4 (13%)
	25–29 years	8 (25%)
	30–39	10 (31%)
	>39 years	10 (31%)
Ethnicity	White British	19 (59%)
	White other	6 (19%)
	Black Caribbean	2 (6%)
	Black African	2 (6%)
	Asian	3 (9%)
Living with mother	Yes	26 (81%)
	No	6 (19%)
Work status	Employed full-time	15 (47%)
	Employed part-time	1 (3%)
	Self-employed full-time	4 (13%)
	Self-employed part-time	1 (3%)
	Student	3 (9%)
	Unemployed/retired/carer	8 (25%)
Level of education	No formal qualifications	1 (3%)
	Secondary leaving qualifications	19 (59%)
	Undergraduate degree	6 (19%)
	Postgraduate degree	5 (16%)
	Not recorded	1 (3%)