Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample
| Variable | Respondents using the community space only (N = 133) | Respondents using the community space and counselling (N = 151) | All respondents (N = 302) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | ||||
| % or Mean | N | % or Mean | N | % orMean | N | |
| Gender identity | ||||||
| Female | 78.0% | 132 | 78.0% | 150 | 79.1% | 301 |
| Male | 12.1% | 132 | 12.7% | 150 | 12.6% | 301 |
| Non-binary/other | 9.8% | 132 | 9.3% | 150 | 8.3% | 301 |
| Age (range 13–21 years) (mean) | 16.7 | 132 | 16.8 | 150 | 16.7 | 301 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 80.2% | 131 | 79.1% | 148 | 82.5% | 297 |
| Asian | 9.2% | 131 | 10.1% | 148 | 7.1% | 297 |
| Mixed | 7.6% | 131 | 6.8% | 148 | 6.4% | 297 |
| Black | 3.1% | 131 | 4.1% | 148 | 4.0% | 297 |
| Year group (if at school) (mean) | 10.5 | 82 | 10.6 | 94 | 10.7 | 195 |
| Highest Educational level (at least 5 GCSE)* | 82.7% | 75 | 80.7% | 88 | 81.4% | 172 |
| School type (State funded) | 88.0% | 133 | 88.1% | 151 | 89.4% | 301 |
| Self-perceived socio-Economic status ( < = 2) | 23.5% | 132 | 24.0% | 150 | 21.9% | 301 |
| Working (part-time or full-time) | 8.3% | 133 | 9.3% | 151 | 10.3% | 302 |
| Neither working nor studying | 3.8% | 133 | 3.3% | 151 | 2.6% | 302 |
*Including only Kooth users who were at least 17 years old at baseline, or who were enrolled in year 12, year 13 or year 14 (n = 172)