Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Characteristic	N (%) (Total N = 7,209)
Female N (%)	3,913 (54.3%)
Age group, N (%)
16–19	193 (2.7%)
20–24	300 (4.2%)
25–34	1,041 (14.4%)
35–44	1,179 (16.4%)
45–54	1,130 (15.7%)
55–64	1,191 (16.5%)
65–74	1,206 (16.7%)
75–84	736 (10.2%)
85+	233 (3.2%)
IMD decile, N (%)
1 (most deprived)	740 (10.3%)
2	725 (10.1%)
3	618 (8.6%)
4	653 (9.1%)
5	774 (10.7%)
6	707 (9.8%)
7	771 (10.7%)
8	777 (10.8%)
9	781 (10.8%)
10 (least deprived)	663 (9.2%)
Poor health
1 Very good	2,146 (29.8%)
2 Good	2,946 (40.9%)
3 Fair	1,483 (20.6%)
4 Bad	462 (6.4%)
5 Very bad	172 (2.4%)
In employment	3,971 (55.1%)
LSE attendance, yes N (%)	2,397 (33.3%)
Satisfaction, mean (SE)	7.76 (0.022)
Happy, mean (SE)	7.64 (0.025)
A sense that life is worthwhile, mean (SE)	8.00 (0.021)
Anxiety, mean (SE)	2.79 (0.035)
Loneliness, mean (SE)	2.22 (0.014)