Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the sample (n=4378)*

CharacteristicN (weighted %)
Age (years)Mean age: 41 (SD 12)
 ≤30985 (24.2)
 31–401138 (30.7)
 41–50979 (23.5)
 51–60861 (20.8)
 ≥61171 (4.1)
Sex
 Female3482 (74.8)
 Male833 (24.6)
 Other6 (0.2)
 Prefer not to say18 (0.5)
Relationship status
 Married/civil partnership1827 (42.2)
 Cohabiting/in a relationship1129 (23.2)
 Divorced/separated/widowed251 (6.3)
 Single1114 (28.3)
Ethnicity
 White3215 (53.2)
 Black/African/Caribbean/black British373 (20.0)
 Asian/Asian British477 (17.4)
 Mixed/multiple racial and ethnic groups173 (3.9)
 Other racial and ethnic minority groups†90 (4.5)
Country of birth
 UK2974 (61.1)
 EU (not UK)525 (9.8)
 Other812 (29.2)
Length of time living in the UK (for those born outside the UK) (years)
 <1–2106 (7.8)
 3–5163 (10.9)
 6–10210 (14.5)
 11–20404 (32.5)
 21–29223 (17.1)
 ≥30220 (16.5)
 Prefer not to say7 (0.7)
Main role‡
 Doctor557 (12.8)
 Nurse1107 (26.7)
 Other clinical1306 (28.3)
 Non-clinical1356 (32.3)
  • *Frequencies are unweighted, and proportions are weighted. Numbers may not add up due to missing data.

  • †‘Other racial and ethnic minority groups’ includes the options ‘Arab’ and ‘Any other ethnic background’.

  • ‡In the ‘main role’ variable, ‘other clinical’ includes all other clinical roles, for example, physiotherapist, psychologist, dietician, radiographer, etc. ‘Non-clinical’ includes all other roles, for example, administrative, domestic services, IT support, finance, etc.