Table 1 Respondent characteristics
|  | Bristol (n = 1,110) | South Gloucestershire (n = 1,433) | Overall (n = 2,543a) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 620 | 55.9% | 876 | 61.1% | 1496 | 58.8% |
 Male | 457 | 41.2% | 542 | 37.8% | 999 | 39.3% |
 Other | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.2% |
 Missing | 28 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.0% | 42 | 1.7% |
Age | ||||||
 18–34 years | 170 | 15.3% | 78 | 5.4% | 248 | 9.8% |
 35–44 years | 159 | 14.3% | 104 | 7.3% | 263 | 10.3% |
 45–64 years | 427 | 38.5% | 476 | 33.2% | 903 | 35.5% |
 65 + years | 342 | 30.8% | 760 | 53.0% | 1102 | 43.3% |
 Missing | 12 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.0% | 27 | 1.1% |
Ethnicity | ||||||
 White | 982 | 88.5% | 1292 | 90.2% | 2274 | 89.4% |
 Non-white | 95 | 8.6% | 86 | 6.0% | 181 | 7.1% |
 Missing | 33 | 3.0% | 55 | 3.8% | 88 | 3.5% |
Household | ||||||
 Lives alone | 370 | 33.3% | 370 | 25.8% | 740 | 29.1% |
 Couple | 343 | 30.9% | 667 | 46.5% | 1010 | 39.7% |
 Family | 335 | 30.2% | 372 | 26.0% | 707 | 27.8% |
 Sharers | 52 | 4.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 62 | 2.4% |
 Other | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% |
 Missing | 5 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.6% |
Employment | ||||||
 Full time | 349 | 31.4% | 349 | 24.4% | 698 | 27.4% |
 Part time | 166 | 15.0% | 172 | 12.0% | 338 | 13.3% |
 Self-employed | 74 | 6.7% | 79 | 5.5% | 153 | 6.0% |
 Unemployed | 77 | 6.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 97 | 3.8% |
 Retired | 359 | 32.3% | 758 | 52.9% | 1117 | 43.9% |
 Student | 23 | 2.1% | 7 | 0.5% | 30 | 1.2% |
 Other/combination | 60 | 5.4% | 32 | 2.2% | 92 | 3.6% |
 Missing | 2 | 0.2% | 16 | 1.1% | 18 | 0.7% |
IMD decile | ||||||
 1 (most deprived) | 598 | 53.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 598 | 23.5% |
 2 | 58 | 5.2% | 8 | 0.6% | 66 | 2.6% |
 3 | 60 | 5.4% | 60 | 4.2% | 120 | 4.7% |
 4 | 78 | 7.0% | 125 | 8.7% | 203 | 8.0% |
 5 | 72 | 6.5% | 106 | 7.4% | 178 | 7.0% |
 6 | 35 | 3.2% | 120 | 8.4% | 155 | 6.1% |
 7 | 74 | 6.7% | 208 | 14.5% | 282 | 11.1% |
 8 | 51 | 4.6% | 179 | 12.5% | 230 | 9.0% |
 9 | 47 | 4.2% | 167 | 11.7% | 214 | 8.4% |
 10 (least deprived) | 37 | 3.3% | 460 | 32.1% | 497 | 19.5% |
 Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Bus use | ||||||
 Daily | 76 | 6.8% | 2 | 0.1% | 78 | 3.1% |
 Several times per week | 143 | 12.9% | 61 | 4.3% | 204 | 8.0% |
 Several time per month | 213 | 19.2% | 156 | 10.9% | 369 | 14.5% |
 Once a month or less | 384 | 34.6% | 631 | 44.0% | 1015 | 39.9% |
 Never | 285 | 25.7% | 558 | 38.9% | 843 | 33.1% |
 Missing | 9 | 0.8% | 25 | 1.7% | 34 | 1.3% |