Table 1.
Patient characteristics (N = 230).
| Variable | n | % | M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 230 | 37.77 (11.63) | |
| Months since traumatic event | 228 | 52.38 (78.88) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 100 | 43.5 | |
| Female | 130 | 56.5 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 146 | 63.0 | |
| Ethnic minority | 84 | 37.0 | |
| Relationship | |||
| Married/Cohabiting | 83 | 36.1 | |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 35 | 15.2 | |
| Never married | 104 | 45.2 | |
| No information | 8 | 3.5 | |
| Education | |||
| University | 67 | 29.1 | |
| A-levels | 29 | 12.6 | |
| GCSE | 49 | 21.3 | |
| Professional qualification | 20 | 8.7 | |
| No formal qualification | 19 | 8.3 | |
| No information | 46 | 20.0 | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed/Self-employed | 104 | 45.2 | |
| Sick leave | 10 | 4.3 | |
| Disability/Retired | 14 | 6.1 | |
| Unemployed | 73 | 31.7 | |
| Other | 5 | 2.2 | |
| Student | 10 | 4.3 | |
| No information | 14 | 6.1 | |
| Type of main traumatic event | |||
| Interpersonal violence | 150 | 65.2 | |
| Accident or disaster | 44 | 19.1 | |
| Death or harm to others | 24 | 10.4 | |
| Other | 12 | 5.2 |
n, number of available responses for each variable; %, percentage of study sample.