Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample (N = 1,058).
| Variable | Count (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | 16–30 years | 361 (34.1%) |
| 31–40 years | 200 (18.9%) | |
| 41–50 years | 244 (23.1%) | |
| 51–65 years | 178 (16.8%) | |
| 66–100 years | 56 (5.3%) | |
| Missing | 19 (1.8%) | |
| Gender | Male | 414 (39.1%) |
| Female | 634 (59.9%) | |
| Other/prefer not to say | 10 (1.0%) | |
| Education Level | No formal qualifications | 123 (11.6%) |
| GCSE or equivalent | 178 (16.8%) | |
| A-Level or equivalent | 233 (22.0%) | |
| First Degree (e.g., BSc, BA) | 294 (27.8%) | |
| Higher degree (e.g., MSc, MA) | 147 (13.9%) | |
| Other | 83 (7.8%) | |
| Ethnicity | Indian | 132 (12.5%) |
| Pakistani | 477 (45.1%) | |
| Bangladeshi | 176 (16.6%) | |
| Black African | 91 (8.6%) | |
| Black Caribbean | 75 (7.1%) | |
| Mixed: white and black Caribbean | 9 (0.9%) | |
| Mixed: white and black African | 6 (0.6%) | |
| Mixed: white and Asian | 21 (2.0%) | |
| Any other ethnic background | 61 (5.3%) | |
| Missing | 10 (0.9%) | |
| Religious faith | Christian | 154 (14.6%) |
| Hindu | 53 (5.0%) | |
| Muslim | 728 (68.8%) | |
| Sikh | 48 (4.5%) | |
| No religion | 38 (3.6%) | |
| Other (Jewish, Jainism, other not provided) | 37 (3.6%) | |
| Born in UK | Participant | 564 (53.3%) |
| Parents | 190 (18%) | |
| Grandparents | 17 (1.6%) | |
| No-one | 257 (24.3%) | |
| Index Multiple Deprivation (Decile) | 1—Most deprived | 12 (1.1%) |
| 2 | 162 (15.3%) | |
| 3 | 117 (11.1%) | |
| 4 | 98 (9.3%) | |
| 5 | 109 (10.3%) | |
| 6 | 24 (2.3%) | |
| 7 | 44 (4.2%) | |
| 8 | 53 (5.0%) | |
| 9 | 14 (1.3%) | |
| 10—Least deprived | 0 | |
| Live with Chronic disease | Yes | 155 (14.7%) |
| No | 870 (82.2%) | |
| Missing | 33 (3.1%) | |
| Live with someone with a chronic disease | Yes | 252 (23.8%) |
| No | 652 (61.6%) | |
| Missing/Not relevant | 154 (14.6%) |