Table 1

Participant demographics

First surveySecond survey
Participant characteristic
Patient or carer341373
 Healthcare professional8651
 Preferred not to say31
 Other319
 Left blank53
Age
 16–24 years45
 25–34 years2543
 35–44 years3845
 45–54 years6286
 55–64 years87117
 65–74 years75115
 75 and over2030
 Prefer not to say13
 Left blank63
Ethnicity
 Arab11
 Asian or Asian British: Indian75
 Asian or Asian British: Chinese30
 Asian or Asian British: Other11
 Asian or Asian British: Pakistani23
 Black or Black British: Caribbean41
 Black or Black British: African20
 Black or Black British: Other10
 Prefer not to say78
 Scottish01
 White411412
 White English01
 White and Asian13
 White and Black African12
 White and Black Caribbean12
 White and North African01
 White British01
 Other20
 Missing25
Gender
 Female225237
 Male218202
 In another way10
 Prefer not to say05
 Left blank43
Gender same as at birth
 No31
 Yes427434
 Prefer not to say05
 Left blank77
 Did not understand the question10
Sexual orientation
 Lesbian or gay13Unknown
 Bisexual6Unknown
 Heterosexual392Unknown
 Other3Unknown
 Prefer not to say15Unknown
 Left blank19Unknown