Table 4 Descriptive statistics of participants at wave 2

Gender

Female

1,204

54.21

Male

1,017

45.79

Age group

18–24

215

9.68

25–34

355

15.98

35–44

368

16.57

45–54

350

15.76

55 + 

933

42.01

Social grade

C2DE, working

903

40.66

ABC1, middle

1,318

59.34

Work status

Working full time

881

39.67

Working part time

365

16.43

Full time student

123

5.54

Retired

564

25.39

Unemployed

77

3.47

Marital status

Not working/Other

211

9.5

Married/ Civil Partnership

1,036

46.65

Living as married

298

13.42

Separated/ Divorced

208

9.37

Widowed

80

3.6

Never Married

584

26.29

Country

England

1,876

84.47

Wales

109

4.91

Scotland

172

7.74

Northern Ireland

64

2.88