Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 792).

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	18–22	66	8.33
	23–38	348	43.94
	39–54	250	31.57
	55–73	122	15.40
	74–91	5	0.63
	Prefer not to say	1	0.13
Gender	Male	274	34.60
	Female	506	63.89
	In another way	2	0.25
	Prefer not to say	3	0.38
Ethnicity	Asian or Asian British	77	9.72
	Black, African, Black British or Caribbean	38	4.80
	Mixed or multiple ethnic groups	20	2.53
	White. This includes any White background	638	80.56
	Another ethnic group, for example, Arab	8	1.01
	Prefer not to say	11	1.39
Highest level of education	Secondary school	179	22.60
	College or vocational training	249	31.44
	Undergraduate	210	26.52
	Postgraduate	134	16.92
	Other	7	0.88
	Prefer not to say	13	1.64
Employment status	Employed/self-employed full time	365	46.09
	Employed/self-employed part-time	153	19.32
	Full time student	39	4.92
	Retired	50	6.31
	Unemployed	99	12.50
	Currently looking for work	28	3.54
	Other	41	5.18
	Prefer not to say	17	2.15