Table 6

Sociodemographic and behavioural profile: four large male and female clusters

		Male population		Male—large clusters		Female population		Female—large clusters
		Male population		MC1 Beer/ convenience (n=366)	MC2 Traditional (n=192)	Female population		MC3 Sweet/mixed (n=190)	MC4 Healthy (n=185)	p Value	FC1 Traditional (n=355)	FC2 Healthy/ cosmopolitan (n=275)	FC3 Convenience (n=229)	FC4 Healthy/sweet (n=168)	p Value
Social class of informant (%)
I, II	35	26	22	41	53	^***	35	12	35	15	31
III NM	13	14	10	14	12		13	37	43	43	42	^***
III M	35	42	48	28	26		31	9	7	7	7
IV, V	16	23	19	18	9		20	42	15	36	20
% Receiving benefits	13	17	11	10	6	^***	12	18	7	20	10	^***
% White	96	93	99	96	96	^*	96	98	94	91	99	^*
Region (%)
Scotland	9	10	6	5	10	^**	9	11	7	10	6	^*
Northern	25	31	22	23	24		26	26	24	25	29
Central, SW Wales	34	30	40	35	38		33	36	31	28	35
London SE	33	30	31	39	29		32	27	39	36	30
% Cigarette smokers	33.2	43	43	21	23	^***	34.0	42	25	42	19	^***
% Food supplement users	8.6	7	7	7	11	^***	17.0	13	21	15	26	^**
Age (y) mean (SE)	50 (10.2)	34.6 (13.1)	44.3 (12.8)	41.3 (14.1)	38.7 (13.3)	^***	48 (10.4)	39.1 (10.2)	40.4 (13.1)	32.9 (12.6)	45.7 (15.6)	^***
Marital status (%)
Married	67	56	78	74	73		68.9	69	74	54	81	^***
Single	27	35	17	23	23	^***	17.0	17	14	28	8
Separated/widowed	6	9	5	4	4		14.1	15	12	18	11