Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants ( N = 490)

Age:

  Range

18-78

  M (SD)

26.7 (8.9)

Sex: n (%)

  Female

383 (78.2)

  Male

105 (21.4)

  Missing

2 (0.4)

Ethnicity: n (%)

  White British

385 (78.6)

  Asian/Asian British

60 (12.2)

  Black

  Mixed/Multiple

17 (3.5)

  Other

22 (4.5)

Employment status: n (%)

  Full time

143 (29.2)

  Part time

35 (7.1)

  Unemployed

6 (1.2)

  Student

290 (59.2)

  Sick leave

1 (0.2)

  House wife/husband

1 (0.2)

  Other

14 (2.9)

Education: n (%)

  No qualifications

1 (0.3)

  O Level/GCSE

4 (1.2)

  A Level/NVQ

  Diploma/BTEC

16 (3.3)

  University degree

173 (35.3)

  Postgraduate degree

149 (30.4)

  Other

16 (3.3)

Marital status: n (%)

  Married

68 (13.9)

  Living together

83 (16.9)

  Single

335 (68.4)

  Divorced

4 (0.8)