Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample.

Age groups	Young adults (29–40)	Middle-aged (41–65)	Older adults (66–89)
	31 (14.5%)	107 (50%)	76 (35.5%)
Citizenship	British	European Union
	N = 196 (91.6%)	N = 18 (8.4%)
Ethnicity	White British	White other	White and Black Caribbean	White and Asian	Pakistani	Indian	Asian other	Caribbean	African
	N = 151 (70.6%)	N = 41 (19.2%)	N = 4 (1.9%)	N = 2 (0.9%)	N = 2 (0.9%)	N = 3 (1.4%)	N = 3 (1.4%)	N = 2 (0.9%)	N = 6 (2.8%)
Religion	No religion	Christianity	Islam	Hinduism	Judaism	Other
	N = 92 (43%)	N = 107 (50%)	N = 5 (2.3%)	N = 3 (1.4%)	N = 2 (0.9%)	N = 5 (2.3%)
Relationship Status	Single	Married	Unmarried – with partner	Divorced/separated	Civil partnership	Widowed
	N = 91 (42.5%)	N = 60 (28%)	N = 14 (6.5%)	N = 36 (16.8%)	N = 3 (1.4%)	N = 10 (4.7%)
Living arrangement	Alone	With partner	With family	With children	With unrelated housemates	With parents	Other
	106 (49.5%)	55 (25.7%)	26 (12.1%)	13 (6.1%)	9 (4.2%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)
Income	Less than £10,000	£10,000 to £19,999	£20,000 to £29,999	£30,000 to £39,999	£40,000 to £49,999	£50,000 to £59,999	£60,000 or more
	N = 33 (15.4%)	N = 40 (18.7%)	N = 37 (17.3%)	N = 37 (17.3%)	N = 18 (8.4%)	N = 6 (2.8%)	N = 43 (20.1%)
Education	Undergraduate degree	A-/AS-Levels	GCSE/O Level	Postgraduate degree	Apprenticeship	Other	None
	N = 61 (28.5%)	N = 30 (14%)	N = 26 (12.1%)	N = 79 (36.9%)	N = 1 (0.5%)	N = 1 (0.5%)	N = 16 (7.5%)
Gender	Male	Female
	51 (23.8%)	163 (76.2%)
Long-term health condition	Yes119 (55.6%)	No95 (44.4%)
Benefits	Yes	No
	42 (19.6%)	172 (80.4%)