Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants

Demographic characteristics	n	Category	Participants (n)	Percentage (%)
	1553	18–25	522	34
Age		26–35	259	17
		36–50	372	24
		51 above	400	26
	1555	Male	343	22.1
Gender		Female	1211	77.9
		Other	1	0.1
	1555	Unmarried	775	49.8
Marital status		Married with children	544	35.0
		Married without children	95	6.1
		Other	141	9.1
	1556	Primary school	12	0.8
Education level		Secondary school	444	28.5
		University/College/Institute of Technology degree	1098	70.6
	1551	< 30,000	758	48.9
Gross annual income Euro (€)		30,000–60,000	560	36.1
		60,000–100,000	190	12.3
		100, 000 and above	43	2.8
Residence	1498	City/Town	848	56.6
		Countryside	650	43.4
Nationality	1554	Irish	1400	86.8
		Other	154	9.6