Table 1.

Sample demographics.

Variable	n	(%)	NHS data na	NHS data (%)a	X2 for difference between sample and population
Gender					X2 = 8.42 p < .01, r < 0.01
Women	824	80.78	960,863	76.96
Men	196	19.22	287,696	23.04
Age					X2 = 51.85 p < .01, r = 0.01
18–34	214	20.98	365,954‬	29.31
35–44	225	22.06	293,776	23.53
45–54	307	30.10	338,140	27.08
55+	274	26.86	250,689	20.08
Ethnicity					X2 = 290.72 p < .01, r = 0.02
White	944	92.55	843,385	75.56
BAME	66	6.47	346,301	19.75
Prefer not to say	10	0.98	58,873	4.69
Location
England	824	80.78
Scotland	114	11.18
Wales	64	6.27
Northern Ireland	18	1.76
Profession
GP	67	6.57
Hospital doctor	107	10.49
Nurse	559	54.80
Mental health professionals	84	8.24
Uncategorised	203	19.90
Length of time practicing
Still qualifying/first year	46	4.51
1–3 years	94	9.22
4–6 years	116	11.37
7–10 years	136	13.33
11–15 years	145	14.22
16–20 years	81	7.94
Over 20 years	402	39.41
Work setting
NHS Acute Care	376	36.86
NHS Tertiary Care	72	7.06
NHS Community Care	188	18.43
NHS Primary Care	220	21.57
Independent	61	5.98
Other	103	10.10
Organisation Type
NHS hospital	505	49.51
GP surgery/health centre	143	14.02
Mental health trust/service	112	10.98
Community services	121	11.86
Other	139	13.63

^aNHS data according to NHS workforce statistics 2019.