Table 1.
Sociodemographic, occupational and health characteristics of participants (N = 40 986)
| Characteristic | Complete N (% missing) | N | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 40 986 (0.00) | |||
| Men | 25 788 | 62.92 | 62.45 to 63.39 | |
| Women | 15 198 | 37.08 | 36.61 to 37.55 | |
| Age | 40 986 (0.00) | |||
| 40–49 | 15 919 | 38.84 | 38.37 to 39.31 | |
| <29 | 5653 | 13.79 | 13.46 to 14.12 | |
| 30–39 | 13 547 | 33.05 | 32.60 to 33.51 | |
| 50–59 | 5207 | 12.70 | 12.39 to 13.03 | |
| >60 | 660 | 1.61 | 1.49 to 1.74 | |
| Marital status | 40 828 (0.39) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 31 710 | 77.67 | 77.26 to 78.07 | |
| Divorced/separated | 3317 | 8.12 | 7.86 to 8.39 | |
| Single | 4854 | 11.89 | 11.58 to 12.21 | |
| Other | 947 | 2.32 | 2.18 to 2.47 | |
| Country | 40 236 (1.83) | |||
| England | 28 465 | 70.75 | 70.30 to 71.19 | |
| Scotland | 6428 | 15.98 | 15.62 to 16.34 | |
| Wales | 5343 | 13.28 | 12.95 to 13.61 | |
| Education | 40 828 (0.39) | |||
| GSCE/O-level or below | 13 675 | 33.49 | 33.04 to 33.95 | |
| A levels/higher or equivalent (NVQ3) | 12 960 | 31.74 | 31.29 to 32.20 | |
| Bachelor degree/postgraduate qualifications | 11 326 | 27.74 | 27.31 to 28.18 | |
| Vocational qualifications (NVQ1 + 2) | 2867 | 7.02 | 6.78 to 7.27 | |
| Ethnicity | 40 786 (0.49) | |||
| White | 38 643 | 94.75 | 94.52 to 94.96 | |
| Asian | 690 | 1.69 | 1.57 to 1.82 | |
| Black | 438 | 1.07 | 0.98 to 1.18 | |
| Mixed race | 456 | 1.12 | 1.02 to 1.22 | |
| Other | 559 | 1.37 | 1.26 to 1.49 | |
| Children under 18 | 40 828 (0.39) | |||
| 0 | 20 737 | 50.79 | 50.31 to 51.28 | |
| 1 | 8139 | 19.93 | 19.55 to 20.33 | |
| 2 | 9552 | 23.40 | 22.99 to 23.81 | |
| 3 or more | 2400 | 5.88 | 5.65 to 6.11 | |
| Years in police force | 40 931 (0.13) | |||
| 11–20 | 12 679 | 30.98 | 30.53 to 31.43 | |
| Less than 5 | 8466 | 20.68 | 20.29 to 21.08 | |
| 6–10 | 9231 | 22.55 | 22.15 to 22.96 | |
| More than 20 | 10 555 | 25.79 | 25.37 to 26.21 | |
| Role | 37 127 (9.42) | |||
| Police officer | 26 031 | 70.11 | 69.65 to 70.58 | |
| Police staff | 10 361 | 27.91 | 27.45 to 28.37 | |
| Other ranks | 735 | 1.98 | 1.84 to 2.13 | |
| Income | 40 828 (0.39) | |||
| £26 000–37 999 | 16 820 | 41.20 | 40.72 to 41.68 | |
| Less than £25 999 | 8832 | 21.63 | 21.24 to 22.03 | |
| £38 000–59 999 | 13 869 | 33.97 | 33.51 to 34.43 | |
| More than £60 000 | 1307 | 3.20 | 3.03 to 3.38 | |
| Days of sickness | 40 928 (0.14) | |||
| None | 18 956 | 46.32 | 45.83 to 46.80 | |
| 1–5 | 13 504 | 32.99 | 32.54 to 33.45 | |
| 6–10 | 3703 | 9.05 | 8.77 to 9.33 | |
| More than 10 | 4765 | 11.64 | 11.34 to 11.96 | |
| Smoking status | 40 934 (0.13) | |||
| Not smoker | 36 902 | 90.15 | 89.86 to 90.43 | |
| Current smoker | 4032 | 9.85 | 9.57 to 10.14 |