| Characteristics | Seen at phase 1 and 3 | Seen at phase 1 and 2 but not 3 | Seen at phase 1 only |
| Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |
| Age (at initial survey) | 29.5 (15–67) | 26.1 (18–50) | 26.0 (18–70) |
| Years worked in bars (at initial survey) | 8.2 (0–43) | 5.6 (0.2–30) | 5.9 (0–40) |
| Years worked in this bar (at initial survey) | 3.9 (0–37) | 1.9 (0.1–12) | 1.9 (0–16) |
| Hours worked per week (at initial survey) | 32.6 (2–75) | 28.9 (8–55) | 28.9 (0–55) |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 97 (51) | 45 (51) | 50 (55) |
| Female | 94 (49) | 44 (49) | 41 (45) |
| Location | |||
| Aberdeen/shire | 73 (38) | 25 (28) | 22 (24) |
| Glasgow | 54 (28) | 39 (44) | 28 (31) |
| Edinburgh/Borders | 64 (34) | 25 (28) | 41 (45) |
| Educational level | |||
| School | 51 (27) | 14 (16) | 16 (18) |
| FE college | 51 (27) | 25 (28) | 31 (34) |
| University | 85 (45) | 43 (48) | 42 (46) |
| Postgraduate | 4 (2) | 7 (8) | 2 (2) |
| Job | |||
| Owner | 15 (8) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) |
| Manager | 43 (23) | 14 (16) | 17 (19) |
| Permanent bar staff | 113 (59) | 59 (66) | 44 (49) |
| Temporary bar staff | 12 (6) | 6 (7) | 16 (18) |
| Other | 8 (4) | 6 (7) | 12 (13) |
| Total | 191 | 89 | 91 |
FE, further education.