Intervention group n (%) | Comparison group n (%) | Chi-squared | |
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Sex | |||
Male | 77 (23.1) | 117 (30.4) | χ2 = 4.52, p = 0.034 |
Female | 257 (76.9) | 268 (69.6) | |
Age(years) | |||
Mean | 43.2 | 49.7 | F = 29.8, p < 0.001; U = 46225.5, p < 0.001 |
Median | 41 | 47.5 | |
Tenure | |||
Council/Housing association | 239 (71.6) | 373 (97.1) | χ2 = 90.6, p < 0.001 |
Other | 95 (28.4) | 11 (2.9) | |
Marital status | |||
Married or with partner | 117 (35) | 155 (39.9) | χ2 = 18.4, |
Other | 217 (65) | 234 (60.1) | p < 0.001 |
Family unit type | |||
Family | 206 (61.7) | 174 (44.7) | χ2 = 6.6, |
Adult | 96 (28.7) | 133 (34.2 | p < 0.001 |
Older | 32 (9.6) | 82 (21.1 | |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 327 (97.9) | 382 (98.2) | χ2 = 14.2, p = 0.028 |
Education (highest level) | |||
School leaving certificate | 49 (18.7) | 62 (21.8) | χ2 = 0.82, p = 0.364 |
χ2 = 8.63, p = 0.003 | |||
O Grade/Standard Grade/GCSE/CSE/Senior Certificate | 112 (41.7) | 87 (30.6) | |
GSVQ foundation or intermediate/SVQ Level 1 or 2, SCOTVEC module or equivalent | χ2 = 3.47, p = 0.062 | ||
Higher Grade/CSYS/ | 44 (16.8) | 32 (11.3) | |
A level/Advanced Senior Certificate or equivalent | |||
χ2 = 2.31, p = 0.129 | |||
GSVQ Advanced/SVQ Level 3/ONC/OND/SCOTVEC National Diploma or equivalent | |||
City & Guilds | 39 (14.9) | 39 (10.6) | χ2 = 5.39, p = 0.020 |
HNC/HND/SVQ Level 4 or 5 or equivalent | |||
24 (9.2) | 12 (4.2) | χ2 = 0.586, p = 0.444 | |
First or higher degree | |||
χ2 = 6.83, p = 0.009 | |||
Professional qualification (e.g., teaching, accountancy) | χ2 = 0.04, p = 0.847 | ||
20 (7.6) | 17 (6.0) | ||
Other qualification | χ2 = 0.02, p = 0.898 | ||
26 (9.9) | 12 (4.2) | χ2 < 0.001, p = 0.986 | |
None | |||
χ2 = 5.223, p = 0.022 | |||
11 (4.2) | 11 (3.9) | ||
5 (1.9) | 5 (1.8) | ||
13 (5.0) | 14 (4.9) | ||
78 (29.8) | 111 (39.1) | ||
Employment status | |||
Currently working* | 126 (37.7) | 111 (28.5) | * χ2 = 6.48, p = 0.01 |
Unemployed | 36 (11) | 44 (11.3) | |
Sick/disabled | 61 (18.7) | 67 (17.3) | |
Retired | 38 (11.6) | 101 (26) | |
Median income/week | £178.80 | £175.12 | U = 15245.5, p = 0.74 |
In SIP* | 170 (50.9) | 183 (47.2) | χ2 = 0.93, |
p = 0.335 | |||
Median number of people living in household | 3 | 2 | U = 54681.5, |
p < 0.001 | |||
Housing type | |||
Detached/semi-detached/terraced house | |||
Tenement or flat | 94 (28.2) | 186 (47.8) | χ2 = 1.31, |
Other | 230 (69.1) | 184 (47.3) | p < 0.001 |
9 (2.7) | 19 (95.1) | ||
General self-reported health: | |||
Good, very good or excellent | |||
197 (58) | 221 (56.8) | χ2 = 1.05, | |
p = 0.9 | |||
Long-standing illness | 185 (55.4) | 242 (62.2) | χ2 = 3.2, |
p = 0.07 |