TABLE 1.
Sample groups and participants.
| General public participants n = 19 age range: 25–74 | Support group participants n = 19 age range: 21–74 | Occupational category (NSSEC three class version measurement) |
|---|---|---|
| John (41), Simon (42), Oliver (36), George (45), Jake (29), Daniel (34), Harry (65) | Thomas (62) | 1. Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations |
| Dave (27), Nick (56), Shaun (48), Colin (retired, 74), Nathan (49), Kevin (retired, 65) | Kyle (34), Richard (24), Peter (retired, 62), Joseph (retired, 68), Andrew (retired, 68), Mark (retired, 64), Jim (retired, 74), James (retired, 61), Rhys (57), Samuel (29), Patrick (54) | 2. Intermediate occupations |
| Geoff (54), Jason (55) | Albert (51), Ben (52) | 3. Routine and manual occupations |
| Adrian (59), Steven (52), Joel (33) | Barry (38), William (44), Matthew (54), Adam (48) | a Never worked and long term unemployed |
| Mike (25) | Rick (21) | a Student |
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Residual operational categories: When using the three-class version “Never worked and long-term unemployed” and “Student” are not classified within a category.