Table 1

Descriptive sample statistics weighted according to ONS data

Variablen (%)
Low SEP index: number of indicators of low SEP05517.5 (44)
14227.3 (33.7)
2+2782.2 (22.2)
Household income£90 000+1129.2 (9)
£60 000–£90 0001689.5 (13.5)
£30 000–£60 0004009.5 (32)
£16 000–£30 0003315.5 (26.5)
<£16 0002383.4 (19)
Employment statusEmployed7371.4 (58.8)
Inactive4974.6 (39.7)
Unemployed181 (1.4)
Highest qualificationPostgraduate2297.5 (18.3)
Undergraduate2863.9 (22.9)
A-Level or vocational3853.7 (30.8
GCSE or lower3511.9 (28)
Household tenureOwn outright4491.2 (35.9)
Own mortgage3971.4 (31.7)
Rent4064.3 (32.4)
Overcrowded accommodationNot overcrowded11 899.7 (95)
Overcrowded627.3 (5)
GenderMale6047.4 (48.3)
Female6479.6 (51.7)
Age18–24601.4 (4.8)
25–341690.9 (13.5)
35–493122.8 (24.9)
50–644024.4 (32.1)
65+3087.6 (24.6)
EthnicityWhite11 227 (89.6)
Non-white1300 (10.4)
Marital statusLiving with partner7690.6 (61.4)
Living without partner840.2 (6.7)
Single2282.7 (18.2)
Divorced or widowed1713.5 (13.7)
  • All descriptive statistics are weighted by age group, gender and education level, which accounts for fractions.

  • GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education; ONS, Office for National Statistics; SEP, socioeconomic position.