Table 1

Sociodemographic composition of the study sample (n = 18399)

MenWomenAll
Number(%)Number(%)Number(%)
Social class
    I719(8.9)196(1.9)915(5.0)
    II3163(39.0)3119(30.3)6282(34.1)
    IIIn747(9.2)3739(36.3)4486(24.4)
    IIIm1886(23.3)627(6.1)2513(13.7)
    IV570(7.0)1033(10.0)1603(8.7)
    V98(1.2)377(3.7)475(2.6)
    Not allocated926(11.4)1199(11.7)2125(11.5)
Marital status
    Married/living as married7078(87.3)7662(74.5)14740(80.1)
    Never married310(3.8)434(4.2)744(4.0)
    Widowed299(3.7)1350(13.1)1649(9.0)
    Divorced/separated404(5.0)832(8.1)1236(6.7)
Employment status
    Working3840(47.4)4045(39.3)7885(42.9)
    Not working4240(52.3)6177(60.0)10417(56.6)
Educational attainment
    No qualifications2376(29.3)4697(45.6)7073(38.4)
    To age 16713(8.8)1724(16.8)2437(13.2)
    To age 183758(46.3)2673(26.0)6431(35.0)
    Degree level1260(15.5)1190(11.6)2450(13.3)