Table 4.
Sample profile in terms of gender, age, employment status, income and education level of survey respondents
| Variable/category | Sample (n = 1334) % |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 48.1 |
| Female | 51.9 |
| Age group | |
| 18–24 | 11.5 |
| 25–34 | 16.8 |
| 35–44 | 16.4 |
| 45–54 | 18.2 |
| 55–64 | 14.2 |
| 65+ | 22.9 |
| Employment status | |
| Retired | 25.6 |
| Junior managerial administrative or professional roles | 19.9 |
| Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional roles | 10.6 |
| Semi-skilled or unskilled manual workers | 9.3 |
| Skilled manual workers | 6.5 |
| Homemakers | 6.5 |
| Students | 5.2 |
| Permanently unemployed (e.g. sick, independent means) | 4.8 |
| Senior managerial, administrative, professional or business owners | 3.5 |
| Carers | 2.2 |
| Other | 1.6 |
| Income | |
| <£5200 | 10.2 |
| £5200–£10,399 | 11.8 |
| £10,400–£15,599 | 15.4 |
| £15,600–£20,799 | 16.8 |
| £20,800–25,999 | 13.7 |
| £26,000–£31,199 | 9.2 |
| £31,200–£36,399 | 6.2 |
| £36,400–£51,999 | 9.7 |
| >£52,000 | 6.2 |
| Education level | |
| School level qualifications (e.g. GCSEs, O-levels) | 24.6 |
| Post-secondary level qualification (e.g. A-levels) | 22.6 |
| University level qualification (e.g. degree) | 22.5 |
| Vocational qualifications | 10.9 |
| Higher degrees (e.g. Masters, PhD) | 8.2 |
| Professional qualifications | 6.6 |
| Other (e.g. no qualifications) | 2.5 |
| Apprenticeships | 2.2 |