Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| n | n (%) or mean (s.d.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | 665 | 33.42 (12.30) |
| Gender | 665 | |
| Male | 190 (28.6) | |
| Female | 471 (70.8) | |
| Other | 3 (0.5) | |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (0.2) | |
| Ethnicity | 663 | |
| White British | 334 (50.4) | |
| White other | 62 (9.4) | |
| Chinese/Chinese British | 13 (2.0) | |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 38 (5.7) | |
| Asian/Asian British | 186 (28.1) | |
| Mixed ethnicity | 20 (3.0) | |
| Other | 3 (0.5) | |
| Prefer not to say | 7 (1.1) | |
| Employment status | 660 | |
| Employed paid (full or part time) | 300 (45.4) | |
| Employed voluntary (full or part time) | 22 (3.4) | |
| Unemployed | 48 (7.3) | |
| Student | 192 (29.1) | |
| Retired | 16 (2.4) | |
| Self-employed | 38 (5.8) | |
| Homemaker | 22 (3.3) | |
| Other | 17 (2.6) | |
| Prefer not to say | 5 (0.8) | |
| Marital status | 663 | |
| Single | 285 (43.0) | |
| Married/civil partnership | 206 (31.1) | |
| Cohabiting | 119 (17.9) | |
| Separated/divorced | 31 (4.7) | |
| Widowed | 7 (1.1) | |
| Prefer not to say | 15 (2.3) | |
| Educational qualification | 664 | |
| No formal qualification | 21 (3.2) | |
| Secondary/high school qualification | 107 (16.1) | |
| College/sixth form qualification | 207 (31.2) | |
| Undergraduate degree or equivalent | 204 (30.7) | |
| Postgraduate degree or equivalent | 87 (13.1) | |
| Other | 30 (4.5) | |
| Prefer not to say | 8 (1.2) | |
| Disability | 664 | |
| Yes | 119 (17.9) | |
| No | 512 (77.1) | |
| Prefer not to say | 33 (5.0) | |
| Mental health characteristics | ||
| Personal experience | 663 | |
| Yes, and I have a diagnosis | 167 (25.2) | |
| Yes, but I do not have a diagnosis | 93 (14.0) | |
| No | 403 (60.8) | |
| Experience of mental health crisis | 664 | |
| Yes, and I was hospitalised | 66 (9.9) | |
| Yes, but I was not hospitalised | 78 (11.7) | |
| No | 520 (78.3) | |
Disability status is defined as any condition that meets the criteria for a disability under the Equality Act 2010; a mental health crisis is defined as any incident where emergency mental health support was needed (e.g. ambulance, police, mental health rapid response team).