Table 2.
Sample characteristics.
| Unweighted |
Weighted |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Individuals (%) | Observations (%) | Individuals (%) | Observations (%) | |
| Gender | Male | 12,737 (24.68%) |
95,062 (25.14%) |
24,915.95 (48.29%) |
185,664.11 (49.11%) |
| Female | 38,863 (75.32%) |
283,001 (74.86%) |
26,684.05 (51.71%) |
192,398.89 (50.89%) |
|
| Country of residence | England | 41,604 (80.63%) |
304,150 (80.45%) |
43,463.98 (84.23%) |
317,651.81 (84.02%) |
| Wales | 6164 (11.95%) |
45,895 (12.14%) |
2889.89 (5.6%) |
22,086.02 (5.84%) |
|
| Scotland | 3296 (6.39%) |
24,286 (6.42%) |
4121.02 (7.99%) |
30,711.93 (8.12%) |
|
| Northern Ireland | 536 (1.04%) |
3732 (0.99%) |
1125.11 (2.18%) |
7613.24 (2.01%) |
|
| Age group | 18–29 | 4081 (7.91%) |
24,220 (6.41%) |
7184.89 (13.92%) |
41,044.62 (10.86%) |
| 30–45 | 14,390 (27.89%) |
94,788 (25.07%) |
12,039.87 (23.33%) |
78,203.14 (20.69%) |
|
| 46–59 | 16,596 (32.16%) |
121,747 (32.2%) |
13,620.67 (26.4%) |
100,212.79 (26.51%) |
|
| 60+ | 16,533 (32.04%) |
137,308 (36.32%) |
18,754.57 (36.35%) |
158,602.45 (41.95%) |
|
| Highest qualification | GCSE or below | 7005 (13.58%) |
51,028 (13.5%) |
16,086.29 (31.17%) |
118,977.30 (31.47%) |
| A-levels or equivalent | 9019 (17.48%) |
64,954 (17.18%) |
17,029.29 (33%) |
122,239.87 (32.33%) |
|
| Degree or above | 35,576 (68.95%) |
262,081 (69.32%) |
18,484.42 (35.82%) |
136,845.83 (36.2%) |
|
| Ethnic group | White | 49,169 (95.29%) |
362,519 (95.89%) |
46,466.04 (90.05%) |
345,488.53 (91.38%) |
| Non-White | 2431 (4.71%) |
15,544 (4.11%) |
5133.96 (9.95%) |
32,574.47 (8.62%) |
|
| Household income | <£16k | 6711 (13.01%) |
49,188 (13.01%) |
9209.31 (17.85%) |
66,580.40 (17.61%) |
| £16k - £30k | 11,198 (21.7%) |
84,173 (22.26%) |
12,682.74 (24.58%) |
96,549.04 (25.54%) |
|
| £30k - £60k | 16,459 (31.9%) |
120,438 (31.86%) |
15,043.87 (29.15%) |
109,735.03 (29.03%) |
|
| £60k -£90k | 7353 (14.25%) |
52,131 (13.79%) |
5649.25 (10.95%) |
39,855.49 (10.54%) |
|
| £90k+ | 5131 (9.94%) |
36,374 (9.62%) |
3657.11 (7.09%) |
25,646.75 (6.78%) |
|
| Missing | 4748 (9.2%) |
35,759 (9.46%) |
5357.72 (10.38%) |
39,696.29 (10.5%) |
|