Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

Number of focus group discussions

Age group

Ethnicity

Area

Employment/occupation status

1

15–24

3 Black British and 2 mixed ethnicity (black Caribbean & English; black Caribbean & Turkish)

East London

All students

2

15–24

All, except 2 participants who identified as black Caribbean/black British, others identified as black Caribbean

North London

All students

3

35–48

3 participants identified as black British and 2 as black Caribbean

West London

2 were unemployed, 2 employed, 1 other (HIV+ and receiving benefits)

4

> 48

Except one participant who identified as black British, others identified as black Caribbean

South London

People living with mental health problems and were largely unemployed/voluntarily retired

Total

–

–

–

–

Women

All

6

11

5

10

5

10

12

22

4

9

14

23

2

8

16

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