Table 1.
Respondents’ characteristics
| Respondents’ characteristics | Value |
| Gender (data availability: n=4358) | |
| Women, n (%) | 4181 (95.9) |
| Prefer not to say, n (%) | 15 (0.3) |
| Age (data availability: n=4303) | |
| Age of responders (in years), median (IQR 25–75) | 45 (36–54) |
| Ethnic background, n (%) (data availability: n=4290) | |
| Caucasian/White | 3035 (70.7) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 270 (6.3) |
| African/African American/Caribbean | 93 (2.2) |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 83 (1.9) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander/Indian | 68 (1.6) |
| Middle Easterner/North African | 48 (1.1) |
| Other | 374 (8.7) |
| Prefer not to say | 319 (7.4) |
| Civil status, n (%) (data availability: n=4287) | |
| Married/with partner | 2814 (65.6) |
| Single | 730 (17) |
| Divorced Child/young with family |
388 (9.1) 191 (4.5) |
| Widowed | 83 (1.9) |
| Other/prefer not to answer | 81 (1.9) |
| Employment status, n (%) (data availability: n=4247) | |
| Employed full time | 1468 (34.6) |
| Employed part time | 699 (16.5) |
| Stopped working for medical reason | 626 (14.7) |
| Retired | 491 (11.6) |
| Self-employed | 227 (5.4) |
| Looking for employment | 216 (5.1) |
| Not in paid employment/full time at home | 201 (4.7) |
| Student | 171 (4) |
| Other/prefer not to answer | 148 (3.5) |
| Educational level, n (%) (data availability: n=4276) | |
| High school/A level/international baccalaureate/vocational | 1642 (38.4) |
| Master (or higher) academic degree | 897 (21) |
| Bachelor (or equivalent) degree | 866 (20.3) |
| GCSE (or equivalent) | 593 (13.9) |
| Primary school | 152 (3.6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 126 (2.9) |
GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education.