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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

From: The development and validation of the Questionnaire on Anticipated Discrimination (QUAD)

Stage 1 participants

Variable

N

%

Gender (n = 24)

Male

11

44.0

Female

13

52.0

Ethnicity (n = 25)

White British

15

60.0

White Irish

2

8.0

Other white background

2

8.0

Black British/Black African

1

4.0

Indian/Bangladeshi

2

8.0

Other Asian background

1

4.0

Mixed

2

8.0

Age (n = 25)

Mean (sd) = 54.24 (12.69)

Range = 32 - 75

Self-reported diagnosis (if more than one, first listed) (n = 20)

Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

5

20.0

Bipolar disorder

6

24.0

Personality disorder

3

12.0

Depression

3

12.0

Obsessive compulsive disorder

2

8.0

Unipolar disorder

1

4.0

Stage 2 participants

  

Variable

N

%

Gender (n = 117)

Male

24

20.5

Female

93

79.5

Ethnicity (n = 117)

White British

102

87.2

White Irish

5

4.3

Other white background

5

4.3

Black British/Black African

2

1.8

Indian/Bangladeshi

2

1.8

White and Asian

1

0.9

Age (n = 115)

Mean (sd) = 36.1(11.1)

Range = 18 - 70

Highest level of education (n = 117)

Higher education qualification/degree

61

54.7

Vocational qualification

16

13.7

A levels

17

14.5

GCSE/O level/CSE

19

16.2

No formal qualifications

1

0.9

Employment status (n = 117)

Work full-time

33

28.2

Work part-time

16

13.7

Volunteer

19

16.2

Looking after own children

2

1.7

Student

11

9.4

Retired

1

0.9

Not working

35

30.0

Relationship status (n = 116)

Single

52

44.8

Married/civil partnership/cohabiting

46

39.7

Divorced or separated

16

13.8

Widowed

2

1.7

Any children (including adult and non-resident children) (n = 116)

Yes

34

29.3

No

82

70.7

Self-reported diagnosis (if more than one, first listed) (n = 107)

Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

5

4.7

Bipolar disorder

33

30.8

Depression

36

33.6

Anxiety disorder

13

12.1

Personality disorder

17

15.9

Other

3

2.8

Ever admitted to hospital for psychiatric treatment? (n = 116)

Yes

53

45.7

No

63

54.3

Any involuntary hospital admissions? (n = 114)

Yes

12

10.5

No

102

87.2

Years since first treatment for mental health problem (n = 105)

Mean(sd) = 23.03 (9.8)

Range = 4 - 52