Table 1.
Sample background characteristics
| Sample | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | % | |
| Age | |||
| 18–29 | 58 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
| 30–39 | 55 | 18.4 | 16.8 |
| 40–49 | 44 | 14.7 | 17.1 |
| 50–59 | 60 | 20.1 | 16.7 |
| 60–69 | 45 | 15.1 | 13.7 |
| 70+ | 37 | 12.4 | 15.8 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 151 | 50.5 | 51.1 |
| Male | 148 | 49.5 | 48.9 |
| Experience of serious illness | |||
| In self | 69 | 23.1 | N/A |
| In family | 190 | 63.5 | N/A |
| In caring for others | 77 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Self-reported EQ-5D profile | |||
| 11111 | 184 | 62.5 | N/A |
| Any other health state | 112 | 37.5 | N/A |
| Children | |||
| No children | 66 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Youngest child is < 11 years | 84 | 28.1 | N/A |
| Youngest child is 11–18 years | 25 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Youngest child is > 18 years | 124 | 41.5 | N/A |
| Experience of working with children | |||
| Yes | 60 | 20.1 | N/A |
| No | 239 | 79.9 | N/A |