Description of the repeated cross-sectional samples (weighted %)
| Wave 7 (2015–2017) | Wave 8 (2016–2018) | Wave 9 (2017–2019) | COVID-19 (CA) Wave (April 2020) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age group | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 3009 | 11.1 | 2619 | 11.2 | 2292 | 11.6 | 655 | 10.8 |
| 25–44 | 8504 | 30.7 | 7584 | 30.3 | 6511 | 29.5 | 2727 | 29.4 |
| 45–64 | 9766 | 35.0 | 9202 | 35.1 | 8496 | 35.3 | 4661 | 37.1 |
| 65+ | 5862 | 23.2 | 5826 | 23.4 | 5524 | 23.6 | 2934 | 22.7 |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 12 106 | 48.0 | 11 308 | 47.9 | 10 216 | 47.8 | 4609 | 48.0 |
| Female | 15 035 | 52.1 | 13 923 | 52.1 | 12 607 | 52.2 | 6368 | 52.0 |
| Ethnic group | ||||||||
| White | 22 238 | 92.0 | 20 905 | 92.1 | 19 214 | 92.1 | 9814 | 90.8 |
| Asian | 2870 | 4.3 | 2587 | 4.3 | 2224 | 4.3 | 718 | 5.1 |
| Black | 1284 | 1.9 | 1083 | 1.9 | 844 | 1.9 | 216 | 1.9 |
| Mixed | 531 | 1.1 | 476 | 1.1 | 405 | 1.2 | 176 | 1.6 |
| Other | 218 | 0.6 | 180 | 0.6 | 136 | 0.6 | 53 | 0.6 |
| Education level | ||||||||
| Degree | 10 504 | 36.8 | 9903 | 37.0 | 9131 | 37.4 | 5228 | 36.8 |
| A Level | 3231 | 11.4 | 2965 | 11.7 | 2699 | 12.0 | 1269 | 11.4 |
| GCSE | 7246 | 28.2 | 6733 | 28.3 | 6029 | 28.2 | 2737 | 28.2 |
| None | 6160 | 23.7 | 5630 | 23.0 | 4964 | 22.5 | 1743 | 23.7 |
| Total | 27 141 | 100.0 | 25 231 | 100.0 | 22 823 | 100.0 | 10 977 | 100.0 |