Table 2.
Comparison of participant characteristics at baseline according to programme participation
| Characteristic | Total sample (N = 602) | Participants (N = 326) a | Non-participants (N = 276) a | p b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Female | 379 | 63.0 | 204 | 62.6 | 174 | 63.3 | 0.87 |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–34 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.8 | 11 | 4.0 | 0.01 |
| 35–50 | 42 | 7.0 | 14 | 4.3 | 28 | 10.2 | |
| 51–69 | 229 | 38.0 | 125 | 38.3 | 104 | 37.8 | |
| 70 or above | 309 | 51.3 | 180 | 55.2 | 128 | 46.5 | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | |||||||
| 25 or under | 52 | 8.6 | 34 | 10.4 | 18 | 6.5 | 0.20 |
| 26–29 | 134 | 22.3 | 70 | 21.5 | 64 | 23.3 | |
| 30 or above | 369 | 61.3 | 193 | 59.2 | 175 | 63.6 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| White | 580 | 96.3 | 318 | 97.5 | 261 | 94.9 | 0.84 |
| Mixed ethnic group | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Black British | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Asian British | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Other | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| Education | |||||||
| Degree/degree level qualification | 128 | 21.3 | 76 | 23.3 | 52 | 18.9 | 0.15 |
| A level or equivalent | 50 | 8.3 | 24 | 7.4 | 26 | 9.5 | |
| Professional qualificationc | 166 | 27.6 | 77 | 23.6 | 88 | 32.0 | |
| O level passes/GCSE passes or equivalent | 91 | 15.1 | 48 | 14.7 | 43 | 15.6 | |
| CSE/SCE | 32 | 5.3 | 15 | 4.6 | 17 | 6.2 | |
| Other | 18 | 3.0 | 15 | 4.6 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| No qualifications | 108 | 17.9 | 68 | 20.9 | 40 | 14.5 | |
| Annual household income | |||||||
| Up to £9999 | 84 | 14.0 | 38 | 11.7 | 46 | 16.7 | 0.63 |
| £10,000 - £19,999 | 177 | 29.4 | 112 | 34.4 | 65 | 23.6 | |
| £20,000 - £29,999 | 77 | 12.8 | 46 | 14.1 | 31 | 11.3 | |
| £30,000 - £39,999 | 41 | 6.8 | 15 | 4.6 | 26 | 9.5 | |
| £40,000 - £49,999 | 23 | 3.8 | 12 | 3.7 | 11 | 4.0 | |
| £50,000 or above | 28 | 4.7 | 11 | 3.4 | 17 | 6.2 | |
| Don’t know | 99 | 16.4 | 59 | 18.1 | 40 | 14.5 | |
| Prefer not to say | 65 | 10.8 | 32 | 9.8 | 32 | 11.6 | |
| Relationship status | |||||||
| Single | 54 | 9.0 | 26 | 8.0 | 28 | 10.2 | 0.33 |
| Have partner but do not live together | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.5 | |
| Live with partner | 47 | 7.8 | 25 | 7.7 | 22 | 8.0 | |
| Married and live with partner | 340 | 56.5 | 192 | 58.9 | 147 | 53.5 | |
| Married and separated from partner | 21 | 3.5 | 9 | 2.8 | 12 | 4.4 | |
| Divorced | 47 | 7.8 | 21 | 6.4 | 26 | 9.5 | |
| Widowed | 79 | 13.1 | 49 | 15.0 | 30 | 10.9 | |
aParticipants defined as those who attended at least one CLICK into Activity session during the 12-week programme
bComparison of those who attended at least one CLICK into Activity session during the 12-week programme (‘participants’) with those who did not (‘non-participants’)
cEquivalent to Nursing, Midwifery, City and Guilds qualifications