Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n=140)
Characteristics | number (%) |
|---|---|
Characteristics of the bereaved | |
Age | |
 18-21 | 52 (37%) |
 22-40 | 88 (63%) |
Gender | |
 Male | 24 (17%) |
 Female | 116 (83%) |
Marital status | |
 Co-habiting | 33 (24%) |
 Divorced | 1 (1%) |
 Married/civil union | 20 (14%) |
 Single | 86 (61%) |
Socio-economic status a | |
 SE status 1-2 | 83 (59%) |
 SE status 3-7 and 9 | 54 (39%) |
Ethnicity | |
 White | 133 (95%) |
 Non-white | 7 (5%) |
Student/staff status | |
 Student | 123 (88%) |
 Staff | 13 (9%) |
Both staff and student | 4 (3%) |
 Relationship to deceased b | |
 Blood relative | 70 (50%) |
 Not a blood relative | 69 (49%) |
Characteristics of the deceased | |
 Age of deceased | |
  Under 18 | 24 (17%) |
  Over 18 | 116 (83%) |
Gender of deceased | |
 Male | 108 (77%) |
 Female | 32 (23%) |
Time since death | |
 Less than 2 years | 34 (24%) |
 2 years and over | 106 (76%) |