Participant characteristics of symptom survey sample and UK demographics
| na | Symptom survey sample, % | UK demographics, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 990 | 40.2 | 49.9b,c |
| Female | 1471 | 59.8 | 50.1b,c |
| Age group, years | |||
| 18–24 | 203 | 8.2 | 16.5b,c |
| 25–34 | 393 | 16.0 | 22.2b,c |
| 35–44 | 631 | 25.6 | 25.8b,c |
| 45–54 | 686 | 27.9 | 23.0b,c |
| 55–60 | 548 | 22.3 | 12.5b,c |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 413 | 17.0 | 42.8b,c |
| Married/living together | 1798 | 73.8 | 46.2b,c |
| No longer married | 224 | 9.2 | 11.0b,c |
| Social support | |||
| Low | 126 | 5.3 | – |
| Medium | 769 | 32.4 | – |
| High | 1480 | 62.3 | – |
| Number of children | |||
| 0 | 736 | 30.2 | – |
| 1 | 371 | 15.2 | – |
| 2 | 869 | 35.7 | – |
| ≥3 | 461 | 18.9 | – |
| Educational status | |||
| No formal qualifications | 257 | 10.7 | – |
| Secondary school or equivalent | 1066 | 44.5 | – |
| Higher education | 1072 | 44.8 | – |
| Housing tenure | |||
| Owned/mortgaged | 2024 | 83.4 | 68.4c |
| Council/housing association rented | 164 | 6.8 | 16.8c |
| Privately rented and other | 240 | 9.9 | 14.8c |
| Employment status | |||
| Full time | 1280 | 52.9 | 49.7c |
| Part time | 447 | 18.5 | 15.9c |
| Self-employed | 217 | 9.0 | 8.6c |
| Cannot work due to illness | 102 | 4.2 | 21.4c economically |
| Others not in paid work | 372 | 15.4 | inactive |
| Household income, £ | |||
| <15 000 | 287 | 13.0 | ∼20.0c,d |
| 15 000–29 999 | 566 | 25.7 | ∼30.0c,d |
| 30 000–49 999 | 700 | 31.8 | ∼40.0c,d |
| ≥50 000 | 651 | 29.5 | ∼10.0c,d |
| Ethnic group | |||
| White | 2345 | 97.4 | 92.1c |
| Other | 63 | 2.6 | 7.9c |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never smoked | 1334 | 55.4 | 53.0e |
| Ex-smoker | 615 | 25.5 | 25.0e |
| Current smoker | 461 | 19.1 | 21.0e |
| Chronic condition | |||
| Yes | 1098 | 45.4 | 29.0e,f |
| No | 1323 | 54.6 | 71.0e |
↵a Total numbers for each group may not add up to full sample due to missing data in participant characteristics categories.
↵b Working age population specifically (18–60 years).
↵c Office for National Statistics data (http://www.statistics.gov.uk), accessed April 2010.
↵d Average gross income by decile groups of non-retired households.
↵e General Lifestyle Survey, 2008.16
↵f Proportion of persons aged 16–64 years who reported a longstanding illness – comparable data not available.