Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample used in the current study.

General	Stigma branch	Full survey
% women	68%	67%
% men	31%	32%
% other gender (excluded from analysis)	0.004%	0.005%
% prefer not to disclose gender (excluded from analysis)	0.004%	0.005%
Mean age in years (SD)	50.5 (15.4)	50.0 (15.5)
Median age in years	53	52
Age range in years	16–94	16–101
% residing in the UK	74%	73%
Mean Hofstede Individualism Index (SD) a	84.64 (13.70)	84.54 (13.80)
% falling below 3SD on Hofstede Individualism Index	4%	4%
Employment status b
In full-time work	1858 (19%)	8797 (19%)
In part-time work	748 (8%)	3425 (7.5%)
In unpaid work	803 (8%)	3699 (8%)
Student (full or part-time)	869 (9%)	4244 (9%)
Retired	4088 (43%)	19,974 (44%)
Unemployed	2351 (25%)	10,800 (24%)
Socio-economic status
Agreed that financial resources met their needs very well	3345 (35%)	15,218 (33%)
Agreed that financial resources met their needs fairly well	4662 (50%)	22,630 (50%)
Agreed that financial resources met their needs poorly	1540 (16%)	7560 (17%)
Mean self-reported social status (SD)–max. 9	5.38 (1.45)	5.36 (1.45)
Sexual orientation c
% exclusively heterosexual	77%	76%
% predominantly heterosexual	12%	12%
% equally heterosexual and homosexual	2%	2%
% predominantly homosexual	2%	2%
% exclusively homosexual	3%	3.5%
% asexual	3%	3%
Romantic relationship status
% single	28%	28%
% married or in civil partnership	31%	31%
% in a relationship, but not cohabiting	5.5%	5.5%
% separated or divorced	19%	19%
% widowed	6%	6%
Living situation
% lives alone	41%	42%

Note. Percentages may not add to 100% due to missing responses and rounding.

^aSee Supplementary Materials for n and Hofstede Index per country.

^bFor employment status, participants could choose multiple options. The percentages reflect the percentage of the total sample who listed this option amongst their answers. As such, the percentages do not add to 100%.

^cMeasured using an adaptation of the Kinsey scale, retaining original wording.