Table 5 Descriptive statistics of participants at wave 4

Gender

Female

2,382

54.36

Male

2,000

45.64

Age group

18–24

338

7.71

25–34

671

15.31

35–44

742

16.93

45–54

780

17.8

55 + 

1,851

42.24

Social grade

C2DE, working class

1,707

38.95

ABC1, middle class

2,675

61.05

Work status

Working full time

1,758

40.12

Working part time

585

13.35

Full time student

159

3.63

Retired

1,215

27.73

Unemployed

159

3.63

Not working/Other

506

11.55

Marital status

Married/ Civil Partnership

2,123

48.45

Living as married

585

13.35

Separated/ Divorced

390

8.9

Widowed

153

3.49

Never Married

1,101

25.13

Country

England

3,666

83.66

Wales

220

5.02

Scotland

378

8.63

Northern Ireland

118

2.69