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. 2021 Aug 26;23(8):e26162. doi: 10.2196/26162

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the respondents.

Characteristic Number of respondents (N=408) Percentage (%)
Gender

Male 173 42.4

Female 198 48.5

Unanswered 37 9.1
Age (years)

16-30 90 22.1

31-45 81 19.9

46-64 123 30.1

65-79 61 15

>80 15 3.7

Unanswered 38 9.3
Ethnicity

White/British 174 42.6

White/Other 55 13.5

African/Caribbean 45 11

Asian 56 13.7

Mixed or multiple ethnic 10 2.5

Other 26 6.4

Unanswered 42 10.3
Education

No qualifications 34 8.3

GCSEa/O-Levelb/NVQc 67 16.4

A-Leveld 70 17.2

University degree 167 40.9

Other 29 7.1

Unanswered 41 10.0
Personal health status

Poor 42 10.3

Fair 107 26.2

Good 119 29.2

Very good 86 21.1

Excellent 18 4.4

Unanswered 36 8.8
Internet usage

Daily 301 73.8

Less frequent 42 10.3

No access 29 7.1

Unanswered 36 8.8
Smartphone ownership

Yes 315 77.2

No 53 13.0

Prefer not to say 4 1.0

Unanswered 36 8.8

aGCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education.

bO-Level: General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

bNVQ: National Vocational Qualifications.

cA-Level: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level.