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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2019 Oct 25;55(3):295–308. doi: 10.1007/s00127-019-01791-x

Table 1. Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of interview participants (n=77).

Characteristic Total Group A
(Outside the system)
Group B
(BAME)
Group C
(Under-served)
Group D
(Peer)
n (%) 77 (100) 21 (27) 21 (27) 19 (25) 16 (21)
Gender n (%)
    Female 42 (55) 14 (67) 11 (53) 8 (42) 9 (56)
    Male 30 (39) 6 (29) 9 (43) 9 (47) 6 (38)
    Other / prefer not to say 5 (6) 1 (5) 1 (5) 2 (11) 1 (6)
Ethnicity n (%)
    White British 44 (57) 12 (57) 0 (0) 18 (95) 14 (88)
    Black British 5 (6) 2 (10) 3 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Black African / Caribbean 4 (5) 1 (5) 3 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    White Other 5 (6) 2 (10) 1 (5) 0 (0) 2 (13)
    White and Black African / Caribbean 4 (5) 0 (0) 4 (19) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Asian / Mixed white Asian 4 (5) 0 (0) 4 (19) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Other 5 (6) 2 (10) 3 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Prefer not to say 6 (8) 2 (10) 3 (14) 1 (5) 0 (0)
Age (years)
    18-25 4 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (16) 1 (6)
    25-34 16 (21) 3 (14) 6 (29) 4 (21) 3 (19)
    35-44 16 (21) 5 (24) 4 (19) 4 (21) 3 (19)
    45-54 30 (39) 8 (38) 9 (43) 6 (32) 7 (43)
    55+ 5 (6) 4 (19) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6)
    Prefer not to say 6 (8) 1 (5) 2 (10) 2 (11) 1 (6)
Sexual orientation
    Heterosexual 49 (64) 15 (71) 14 (67) 6 (32) 14 (88)
    LGBT+ 18 (23) 3 (14) 4 (19) 9 (47) 2 (13)
    Prefer not to say 10 (13) 3 (14) 3 (14) 4 (21) 0 (0)
Primary diagnosis
    Schizophrenia or other psychosis 11 (14) 5 (24) 4 (19) 2 (11) 0 (0)
    Bipolar disorder / cyclothymia 16 (21) 8 (38) 1 (5) 3 (16) 4 (25)
    Mood disorder, e.g. anxiety, depression, dysthymia 15 (19) 1 (5) 4 (19) 4 (21) 6 (38)
    Other, e.g. ADHD, personality disorder, substance abuse, autism 7 (9) 0 (0) 2 (10) 3 (16) 2 (13)
    Prefer not to say 28 (36) 7 (33) 10 (48) 7 (37) 4 (25)