Residing in England | 1,017 (89) | 876 (89) |
Ethnicity, white | 1,037 (91) | 898 (92) |
Female sex | 829 (73) | 712 (72) |
Mean age, years (SD; range) | 52.1 (7.3; 26–64) | 51.8 (7.4; 26–64) |
Age group | | |
25–34 | 42 (4) | 39 (4) |
35–44 | 118 (10) | 108 (11) |
45–49 | 151 (13) | 140 (14) |
50–54 | 321 (28) | 279 (28) |
55–59 | 393 (35) | 329 (34) |
60–64 | 118 (10) | 91 (9) |
Non-manual social class | 748 (66) | 666 (69) |
Married/cohabiting | 880 (77) | 769 (78) |
Financial dependants | 322 (28) | 286 (29) |
Mean number of years worked in the NHS (SD; range) | 21.5 (9.1; 2-43) | 21.6 (9.1; 2–43) |
Full-time employment | 761 (68) | 656 (68) |
Occupational group | | |
Healthcare assistants/support staff | 311 (28) | 244 (26) |
Nurses/midwives | 443 (40) | 391 (41) |
Ambulance workers | 51 (5) | 44 (5) |
Administrative/estates | 183 (16) | 163 (17) |
Technical/professional | 54 (5) | 50 (5) |
Doctors/surgeons | 68 (6) | 62 (6) |
Diagnostic category | | |
Musculoskeletal | 593 (52) | 516 (52) |
Psychiatric | 194 (17) | 173 (17) |
Cardiovascular | 130 (11) | 104 (11) |
Other | 226 (20) | 193 (20) |