Table 1 A comparison of the socio-demographic and health characteristics of those who responded to the e-survey and those who did not, using data collected pre-pandemic±
Did not respond (n = 2,985) | Responded (n = 2,469) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, men | 1,311 (43.9%) | 1,088 (44.1%) | 0.91 |
Managing financially | < 0.001 | ||
Comfortably | 941 (31.5%) | 1,031 (41.8%) | |
Doing alright | 1,112 (37.3%) | 896 (36.3%) | |
Just about/struggling | 885 (29.7%) | 504 (30.4%) | |
Missing | 47 (1.6%) | 38 (1.5%) | |
Educational qualification | |||
No qualification/school only | 1,130 (37.9%) | 615 (24.9%) | < 0.001 |
Vocational training certificate | 996 (33.4%) | 614 (24.9%) | |
University degree/higher | 859 (28.8%) | 1,240 (50.2%) | |
Housing tenure | < 0.001 | ||
Owned outright | 1,645 (55.1%) | 1,493 (60.5%) | |
Owned with mortgage | 907 (30.4%) | 780 (31.6%) | |
Rented/rented free | 384 (12.9%) | 158 (6.4%) | |
Missing | 49 (1.6%) | 38 (1.5%) | |
Current smokers | 309 (10.4%) | 153 (6.2%) | < 0.001 |
Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 710 (23.8%) | 505 (20.5%) | 0.02 |
Fair/poor SRH | 647 (21.7%) | 335 (13.6%) | < 0.001 |