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. 2021 Feb 5;21:293. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10325-7

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Participant characteristics Male (n=11) Female (n=10)
Education, n (%)
 Secondary school or equivalent (low education) 1 (9) 0 (0)
 Intermediate between secondary level and university (eg, NVQ3–5a, diploma, and apprenticeship (low education) 5 (46) 2 (20)
 University degree or equivalent (High education) 5 (46) 8 (80)
Estimated household income in the last year (before tax and not including benefits), £, n (%)
 Lowest income < 16,000 and/or eligible for means tested benefits 3 (27) 0 (0)
 Low income 16,000–24,999 1 (9) 4 (40)
 Mid income 25,000–34,999 (33,331-46,662) 3 (27) 0 (0)
 High income 35,000–44,999 0 (0) 2 (20)
 Highest income > 45,000 2 (18) 2 (20)
 Prefer not to say 2 (18) 2 (20)
Use of digital interventions, n (%)
 Lighter (≤2 interventions) 7 (64) 5 (50)
 Heavier (> 2 interventions) 4 (36) 5 (50)
Home neighborhood deprivationb, n (%)
 1 Most deprived 1 (9) 2 (20)
 2 Lower SESc 2 (18) 1 (10)
 3 Mid SES 3 (27) 1 (10)
 4 Higher SES 1 (9) 2 (20)
 5 Highest SES 4 (36) 3 (30)
 Not available 0 (0) 1 (10)
Age, years, n (%)
 21–40 1 (9) 1 (10)
 41–60 4 (36) 5 (50)
 61–70 6 (55) 4 (40)
 71–80 2 (18) 1 (10)

aNVQ3–5: National Vocational Qualification levels 3 to 5

bIndices of multiple deprivation score derived from the participant’s home post code were used to determine the participant’s neighbourhood deprivation within the United Kingdom, and the quintile is given

cSES: socioeconomic status