Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Questionnaire | Focus Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N | (%) | N | (%) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 6 | (3.1) | 1 | (5.6) |
Female | 186 | (95.9) | 17 | (94.4) |
Not recorded | 2 | (1.0) | ||
Age | ||||
Under 25 | 8 | (4.1) | 1 | (5.6) |
25-34 | 113 | (58.3) | 7 | (38.9) |
35-44 | 69 | (35.6) | 6 | (33.3) |
Over 45 | 2 | (1.0) | 2 | (11.1) |
Not recorded | 2 | (1.0) | 2 | (11.1) |
Ethnic background | ||||
White - British (English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish) | 169 | (87.2) | 15 | (83.2) |
White - Other | 5 | (2.6) | 1 | (5.6) |
White - Irish | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Asian or Asian British - Pakistani | 7 | (3.6) | ||
Asian or Asian British – Indian | 4 | (2.1) | 1 | (5.6) |
Asian or Asian British - Chinese | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Asian or Asian British - Other | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Black or Black British – Caribbean | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Mixed- Other | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Mixed – White and Asian | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Mixed – White and Black Caribbean | 2 | (1.0) | ||
Other | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Not recorded | 1 | (5.6) | ||
Highest qualification | ||||
No qualifications | 1 | (0.5) | 1 | (5.6) |
Level 1 e.g. few than 5 GSCE’s | 1 | (0.5) | ||
Level 2 e.g. 5 or more GCSE | 12 | (6.2) | 2 | (11.0) |
Level 3e.g. 2 or more A levels | 26 | (13.4) | 1 | (5.6) |
Level 4 e.g. HND, Degree | 135 | (69.6) | 10 | (55.6) |
Other | 9 | (4.6) | ||
Not recorded | 10 | (5.2) | 4 | (22.2) |
Deprivation quintile* | ||||
1 - 20% most deprived | 20 | (10.3) | ||
2 | 25 | (12.9) | ||
3 | 40 | (20.6) | ||
4 | 43 | (22.2) | ||
5 - 20% least deprived | 36 | (18.5) | ||
Not recorded | 30 | (15.5) | ||