Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample my self-reported anxious feelings and happiness.
| Variable | Whole population (n = 7241) | High anxious feelings (anxious feelings≥7, n = 1033) | Low anxious feelings (anxious feelings<7, n = 6208) | Low happiness (happiness≤5, n = 1089) | High happiness (happiness>5, n = 6152) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 16-24 | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.22% | 4.3% |
| 25-44 | 30.2% | 28.0% | 30.5% | 30.1% | 30.2% |
| 45-64 | 35.6% | 38.6% | 35.1% | 38.3% | 35.1% |
| 65-75 | 17.9% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 14.4% | 18.5% |
| 75+ | 12.1% | 12.9% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Gender: female | 53.2% | 57.5% | 52.5% | 55.6% | 52.8% |
| Ethnicity: white | 91.9% | 92.9% | 91.8% | 92.7% | 91.8% |
| Nationality: British | 92.9% | 93.0% | 92.9% | 94.5% | 92.7% |
| Educational attainment | |||||
| No qualifications | 17.3% | 18.0% | 17.2% | 21.9% | 16.5% |
| GCSE/O levels | 10.5% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 10.0% |
| A levels/trade apprenticeship | 33.1% | 35.2% | 32.7% | 32.0% | 33.3% |
| Higher education/degree | 39.2% | 34.5% | 40.0% | 32.8% | 40.4% |
| Socio-economic classification | |||||
| Higher managerial | 40.0% | 35.4% | 40.7% | 32.6% | 41.3% |
| Intermediate | 20.7% | 21.2% | 20.6% | 18.8% | 21.1% |
| Routine/manual | 39.3% | 43.4% | 38.7% | 48.6% | 37.7% |
| Household income <£16,000 | 30.9% | 37.4% | 29.8% | 39.8% | 29.3% |
| Living in a couple | 56.1% | 53.8% | 56.5% | 47.1% | 57.7% |
| Children in the household | 27.1% | 26.0% | 27.3% | 25.4% | 27.4% |
| Working full-/part-time | 55.0% | 48.9% | 56.0% | 49.5% | 56.0% |
| Self-rated health: bad/very bad | 8.4% | 21.0% | 6.3% | 20.8% | 6.2% |
| Geographic location | |||||
| North | 36.1% | 42.1% | 35.1% | 42.9% | 34.9% |
| Midlands | 19.2% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 17.6% | 19.4% |
| East | 10.8% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 11.0% |
| South | 24.4% | 21.9% | 24.8% | 20.4% | 25.1% |
| London | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.5% |
| Urban dwelling | 84.6% | 85.1% | 84.5% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
| High level of deprivation (IMD 1–3) | 30.4% | 36.5% | 29.4% | 39.8% | 28.8% |
Boldface: significant difference between groups (high vs low anxious feelings and low vs high happiness); p < .05.