Table. Weighted Characteristics of the Study Participants at First Assessment .
| Characteristic | No. (%) (N = 51 417) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Women | 26 276 (51.1) |
| Men | 25 140 (48.9) |
| Age, y | |
| 18-29 | 9228 (17.9) |
| 30-44 | 11 972 (23.3) |
| 45-59 | 13 723 (26.7) |
| ≥60 | 16 494 (32.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black, Asian, and minority racial/ethnic communitya | 6145 (12.0) |
| White | 45 272 (88.0) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 30 888 (60.1) |
| Inactive | 19 414 (37.8) |
| Unemployed | 1115 (2.2) |
| Education | |
| Postgraduate | 6964 (13.5) |
| Undergraduate | 10 453 (20.3) |
| A-level or vocational | 17 362 (33.8) |
| GCSE or lower | 16 638 (32.4) |
| Income, £ | |
| Missing, No. | 5308 |
| <16 000 | 9704 (21.0) |
| 16 000-30 000 | 12 846 (27.9) |
| 30 000-60 000 | 14 434 (31.3) |
| 60 000-90 000 | 5488 (11.9) |
| >90 000 | 3638 (7.9) |
| Overcrowding, yes | 4196 (8.2) |
| Housing tenure | |
| Missing, No. | 179 |
| Own with mortgage | 15 991 (31.2) |
| Own outright | 16 016 (31.3) |
| Rent | 19 231 (37.5) |
| Socioeconomic position index, quartileb | |
| First (highest) | 8353 (16.2) |
| Second | 9525 (18.5) |
| Third | 16 395 (31.9) |
| Fourth (lowest) | 17 143 (33.3) |
| Essential worker, yes | 11 342 (22.1) |
| Physical health condition | 19 655 (38.2) |
| Mental health condition | 10 219 (19.9) |
| Low social support | 13 235 (25.7) |
| Psychological or physical abuse | 5798 (11.3) |
| COVID-19 symptoms | 7618 (14.8) |
| Depressive symptomsc | |
| Minimal or mild | 35 715 (69.5) |
| Moderate | 12 451 (24.2) |
| Severe | 3251 (6.3) |
| Psychiatric medications, yes | 7726 (18.0) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education.
a
Includes Asian/Asian British, Black/Black British, White and Black/Black British, mixed race, Chinese/Chinese British, Middle Eastern/Middle Eastern British, and other racial/ethnic group.
b
Quartiles were computed prior to weighting so actual percentages vary from 25% in the weighted sample.
c
Measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire. Minimal or mild depression indicates a score of 0 to 9; moderate depression; 10 to 19; and severe depression, 20 or higher.