TABLE 1.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of survey respondents
| Characteristic |
All n = 7158 n (%) |
Male n = 1519 n (%) |
Female n = 5627 n (%) |
p‐Value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | n = 7004 | n = 1490 | n = 5503 | |
| 18–24 | 625 (8.9%) | 128 (8.6%) | 492 (8.9%) | 0.007 |
| 25–44 | 2919 (41.7%) | 673 (45.2%) | 2241 (40.7%) | |
| 45–64 | 3114 (44.5%) | 631 (42.4%) | 2482 (45.1%) | |
| 65+ | 346 (4.9%) | 58 (3.9%) | 288 (5.2%) | |
| Living circumstances | n = 7119 | n = 1507 | n = 5600 | |
| Alone | 1204 (16.9%) | 255 (16.9%) | 942 (16.8%) | <0.001 |
| With parent(s) | 546 (7.7%) | 152 (10.1%) | 391 (7.0%) | |
| With spouse/partner | 4168 (58.6%) | 955 (63.4%) | 3211 (57.3%) | |
| With child(ren) only | 773 (10.9%) | 40 (2.7%) | 733 (13.1%) | |
| Other | 428 (6.0%) | 105 (7.0%) | 323 (5.8%) | |
| Ethnicity | n = 7137 | n = 1518 | n = 5619 | |
| White | 6910 (96.8%) | 1469 (96.8%) | 5441 (96.8%) | 0.277 |
| Asian/Asian British | 73 (1.0%) | 11 (0.7%) | 62 (1.1%) | |
| Black/Black British | 32 (0.5%) | 9 (0.6%) | 23 (0.4%) | |
| Mixed/multiple ethnicity | 106 (1.5%) | 23 (1.5%) | 83 (1.5%) | |
| Other | 16 (0.2%) | 6 (0.4%) | 10 (0.2%) | |
| Employment status | n = 7113 | n = 1509 | n = 5604 | |
| Employed/self‐employed | 5347 (75.1%) | 1216 (80.6%) | 4127 (73.6%) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed | 271 (3.8%) | 58 (3.8%) | 213 (3.8%) | |
| Full‐time student | 398 (5.6%) | 71 (4.7%) | 327 (5.8%) | |
| Housewife/husband | 254 (3.6%) | 5 (0.3%) | 249 (4.4%) | |
| Long‐term sick leave | 257 (3.6%) | 42 (2.8%) | 215 (3.8%) | |
| Retired | 566 (8.0%) | 111 (7.4%) | 455 (8.1%) | |
| Other | 24 (0.3%) | 6 (0.4%) | 18 (0.3%) | |
| Sexual orientation | n = 7118 | n = 1512 | n = 5606 | |
| Straight/heterosexual | 6337 (89.0%) | 1306 (86.4%) | 5031 (89.7%) | <0.001 |
| Gay/homosexual | 261 (3.7%) | 117 (7.7%) | 144 (2.6%) | |
| Bisexual | 318 (4.5%) | 57 (3.8%) | 261 (4.7%) | |
| Pansexual | 39 (0.6%) | 7 (0.5%) | 32 (0.6%) | |
| Other | 27 (0.4%) | 7 (0.5%) | 20 (0.4%) | |
| Prefer not to say | 136 (1.9%) | 18 (1.2%) | 118 (2.1%) |
*
p‐Values for group comparisons excluding missing values.