Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

	Raw data		Weighted data
	N	%	N	%
Gender
Women	16 612	76	12 690	58
Men	5326	24	9248	42
Age in years
18–29	1282	6	2681	12
30–45	5315	24	4203	19
46–59	7269	33	7523	34
60+	8072	37	7531	34
Ethnicity
White	21 018	96	20 035	91
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups	920	4	1903	9
Household income (per annum)
<£30 000	7557	34	8959	41
⩾£30 000	12 309	56	10 755	49
Prefer not to say	2072	9	2224	10
Keyworker
No	17 445	80	17 532	80
Yes	4493	20	4406	20
Education
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or below	2898	13	6241	28
A-levels or equivalent	3760	17	6784	31
Undergraduate degree or above	15 280	70	8913	41
Carer
No	18 547	85	18 715	85
Yes	3391	15	3223	15
Living status
Alone	4519	21	4301	20
With others, without children	12 479	57	13	60
With others, including children	4940	23	4567	21
Overcrowded
No	20 124	92	19 569	89
Yes	1814	8	2369	11
Urban/rural
Rural	10 412	47	10 384	47
Urban	11 526	53	11 554	53
Diagnosed mental illness
No	18 349	84	18 170	83
Yes	3589	16	3768	17
Long-term physical health condition
No	13 012	59	12 632	58
Yes	8926	41	9306	42
Previous social contact frequency
Every day	2342	11	2262	10
Three or more times a week	5701	26	5141	23
Once or twice a week	7580	35	7552	34
Once or twice a month	4066	19	4220	19
Less than once a month	2249	10	2764	13
Big Five personality factor	M	s.d.	M	s.d.
Neuroticism	11.14	4.24	11.20	4.35
Extraversion	12.83	4.26	12.62	4.26
Openness	15.39	3.25	14.90	3.27
Agreeableness	15.55	3.03	15.44	3.09
Conscientiousness	15.99	2.91	15.83	2.97