Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample and population norms

Gender

 Male

387 (53.5)

288 (46.0)

49.1^a

 Female

333 (46.1)

336 (53.7)

50.9^a

 Other

3 (0.4)

2 (0.3)

–

Country of residence

 England

588 (78.7)

519 (82.9)

84.3^a

 Scotland

34 (4.7)

36 (5.8)

8.2^a

 Wales

28 (3.9)

33 (5.3)

4.7^a

 Northern Ireland

13 (1.8)

10 (1.6)

2.8^a

 Unknown

79 (10.9)

28 (4.5)

–

Age

 11

106 (14.7)

–

15.9^b

 12

124 (17.2)

–

16.3^b

 13

152 (21.0)

–

16.6^b

 14

126 (17.4)

–

16.9^b

 15

123 (17.0)

–

17.1^b

 16

90 (12.5)

–

17.1^b

 18–24

–

72 (11.5)

12.0^c

 25–34

–

124 (19.8)

17.0^c

 35–44

–

112 (17.9)

17.7^c

 45–64

–

191 (30.5)

32.5^c

 65+

–

127 (20.3)

20.8^c

 Prefer not to say

2 (0.3)

–

Ethnicity

 White

609 (84.2)

563 (89.9)

87.2^a

 Asian/Asian British

62 (8.6)

42 (6.7)

6.2^a

 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

20 (2.8)

9 (1.4)

3.0^a

 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups

27 (3.7)

7 (1.1)

–

 Other ethnic group

4 (0.6)

4 (0.6)

2.9^a

 Prefer not to say

1 (0.1)

1 (0.2)

–

Main activity

 In employment or self-employment

–

343 (54.8)

61.7^d

 Retired

–

133 (21.3)

13.9^d

 Housework

–

43 (6.9)

4.3^d

 Student

–

47 (7.5)

9.3^d

 Seeking work/unemployed

–

30 (4.8)

4.4^d

 Long term sick

–

25 (4.0)

4.3^d

 Prefer not to say

–

1 (0.2)

–

 Other

–

4 (0.6)

2.2^d

Marital status

 Single

–

178 (28.4)

35.9^a

 Married/partner

–

363 (58.0)

47.0^a

 Separated/divorced

–

57 (9.1)

7.7^a

 Widowed

–

25 (4.0)

9.4^a

 Prefer not to say

–

3 (0.5)

–

Deprivation deciles (IMD)

 1 (most deprived)

80 (11.1)

51 (8.2)

–

 2

69 (9.5)

61 (9.7)

–

 3

72 (10.0)

63 (10.1)

–

 4

81 (11.2)

73 (11.7)

–

 5

51 (7.1)

61 (9.7)

–

 6

62 (8.6)

54 (8.6)

–

 7

65 (9.0)

56 (9.0)

–

 8

54 (7.5)

67 (10.7)

–

 9

58 (8.0)

57 (9.1)

–

 10 (least deprived)

52 (7.2)

55 (8.8)

–

 Postcode not provided

60 (8.3)

17 (2.7)

–

 Postcode not recognised

19 (2.6)

11 (1.8)

–