Table 2 Participant characteristics
Number of participants | Mean (s.d.) | ||
Age | 7361 | 51.0 (16.5) | |
% (of non-missing) | |||
Gender | Male | 3641 | 49.4 |
Female | 3723 | 50.5 | |
Other | 10 | 0.01 | |
Ethnicity | White | 6878 | 93.9 |
Mixed/multiple | 105 | 1.4 | |
Asian/Asian British | 220 | 3.0 | |
Black/Black British | 88 | 1.2 | |
Other | 37 | 0.5 | |
Educationa | Up to 1–4 GCSEs or equivalent | 1616 | 22.8 |
5 + GCSEs or equivalent | 1652 | 23.3 | |
2 + A-levels or equivalent | 1430 | 20.2 | |
Degree or higher | 2386 | 33.7 | |
Incomeb | Up to £17,499 | 1841 | 26.7 |
£17,500-£29,999 | 1790 | 26.0 | |
£30,000-£49,999 | 1938 | 28.1 | |
£50,000 + | 1321 | 19.2 | |