Table 1.
Unweighted and weighted demographics of the 740 student participants and 1261 student records.
| Characteristic | N (%) participants | N (%) records unweighted | N (%) records weighted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
| 17–24 | 557 | (75.3%) | 857 | (68.0%) | 994 | (78.8%) |
| 25–44 | 168 | (22.7%) | 368 | (29.2%) | 225 | (19.4%) |
| 45–64 | 12 | (1.6%) | 27 | (2.1%) | 17 | (1.4%) |
| 65–79 | 3 | (0.4%) | 9 | (0.7%) | 5 | (0.4%) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 520 | (70.3%) | 868 | (68.8%) | 675 | (53.6%) |
| Male | 207 | (28.0%) | 368 | (29.2%) | 564 | (44.8%) |
| Other/prefer not to say | 13 | (1.8%) | 25 | (2.0%) | 21 | (1.7%) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 559 | (75.5%) | 1003 | (79.5%) | 1004 | (79.7%) |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 33 | (4.5%) | 57 | (4.5%) | 56 | (4.5%) |
| Asian/Asian British | 117 | (15.8%) | 163 | (12.9%) | 160 | (12.7%) |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 7 | (1.0%) | 7 | (0.6%) | 6 | (0.5%) |
| Other/prefer not to say | 24 | (3.2%) | 31 | (2.5%) | 34 | (2.7%) |
| No/don’t know/other | 664 | (89.7%) | 1113 | (88.3%) | 1137 | (90.2%) |
| Yes | 76 | (10.3%) | 148 | (11.7%) | 124 | (9.8%) |
| Student type | ||||||
| Undergraduate | 474 | (64.1%) | 725 | (57.5%) | 931 | (73.9%) |
| Postgraduate | 266 | (34.0%) | 536 | (42.5%) | 330 | (26.2%) |
| Year group | ||||||
| 1 | 180 | (24.3%) | 260 | (20.6%) | 344 | (27.3%) |
| 2 | 122 | (16.5%) | 205 | (16.3%) | 247 | (19.6%) |
| 3 | 95 | (12.8%) | 156 | (12.4%) | 199 | (15.8%) |
| 4+ | 343 | (46.4%) | 640 | (50.8%) | 470 | (37.3%) |
| Household size | ||||||
| 1 | 117 | (15.8%) | 227 | (18.0%) | 170 | (13.5%) |
| 2–3 | 245 | (33.1%) | 449 | (35.6%) | 430 | (34.1%) |
| 4–5 | 194 | (26.2%) | 323 | (25.6%) | 362 | (28.7%) |
| 6–9 | 107 | (14.5%) | 153 | (12.1%) | 192 | (15.3%) |
| 10+ | 26 | (3.5%) | 36 | (2.9%) | 45 | (3.6%) |
| Unknown | 51 | (6.9%) | 73 | (5.8%) | 61 | (4.8%) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Catered halls | 24 | (3.2%) | 34 | (2.7%) | 44 | (3.5%) |
| Self-catered halls | 161 | (21.8%) | 228 | (18.1%) | 280 | (22.2%) |
| Shared house/flat | 349 | (47.2%) | 613 | (48.7%) | 642 | (51.0%) |
| Live with family | 105 | (14.2%) | 196 | (15.5%) | 156 | (12.4%) |
| Live alone | 52 | (7.0%) | 96 | (7.6%) | 75 | (6.0%) |
| Other | 49 | (6.6%) | 94 | (7.5%) | 63 | (5.0%) |