Table 1

Profile characteristics.

Variablen (%)
Sex (n = 481)
 Male135 (28.07)
 Female346 (71.93)
First language (n = 480)
 English414 (86.25)
 Other66 (13.75)
Type of property (n = 480)
 Own236 (49.17)
 Rented (private)123 (25.63)
 Rented (council)121 (25.21)
Visits to the GP in 1 year (n = 480)
 0–2144 (30.00)
 3–5204 (42.50)
 ≥6132 (27.50)
Visits due to stress (n = 480)
 Never314 (65.42)
 Sometimes143 (29.79)
 Often23 (4.79)
Ethnicity (n = 480)
 Black Caribbean163 (33.96)
 Black African48 (10.00)
 Asian16 (3.33)
 White British187 (38.96)
 White Irish10 (2.08)
 Other56 (11.67)