Table 1

Participant demographics (n=3097) and UK population values

ParticipantsUK population
n (%)n (%)
Gender*
 Male476 (15.4%)32 978 229 (49.4%)
 Female2618 (84.5%)33 818 578 (50.6%)
 Prefer not to say3 (0.1%)NR
Age groups (years)*52 673 433
 18–24364 (11.8%)5 647 655 (10.7%)
 25–34528 (17.1%)9 011 381 (17.1%)
 35–44637 (20.6%)8 415 206 (16.0%)
 45–54690 (22.3%)9 063 137 (17.2%)
 55–64570 (18.4%)8 161 093 (15.4%)
 65–74257 (8.3%)6 687 066 (12.7%)
 ≥7549 (1.6%)5 687 895 (10.8%)
Ethnicity†
 White—British, Irish and other2796 (90.3%)48 209 395 (86.0%)
 Asian/Asian British—Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other119 (3.8%)3 820 390 (6.8%)
 Black/Black British—Caribbean, African and other42 (1.4%)1 864 890 (3.3%)
 Chinese/Chinese British28 (0.9%)393 141 (0.7%)
 Mixed race—White and Black/Black British19 (0.6%)934 416 (1.7%)
 Middle Eastern/Middle Eastern British—Arab, Turkish and other23 (0.7%)NR
 Mixed race—other40 (1.3%)289 984 (0.5%)
 Other ethnic group25 (0.8%)563 696 (1.0%)
 Prefer not to say5 (0.2%)NR
Relationship status
 Single, never married574 (18.5%)NR
 Single, divorced or widowed263 (8.5%)NR
 In a relationship/married but living apart254 (8.2%)NR
 In a relationship/married and cohabiting1981 (64.0%)NR
 Prefer not to say25 (0.8%)NR
Education (highest level of attainment)
 No qualifications33 (1.1%)NR
 Completed GSCE/CSE/O-levels or equivalent252 (8.1%)NR
 Completed post-16 vocational course101 (3.3%)NR
 A-levels or equivalent (at school until aged 18)403 (13.0%)NR
 Undergraduate degree or professional qualification1306 (42.2%)NR
 Postgraduate degree976 (31.5%)NR
 Prefer not to say26 (0.8%)NR
Place of residence*
 South West England241 (7.8%)5 624 696 (8.4%)
 East Midlands762 (24.6%)4 835 928 (7.2%)
 Yorkshire and Humber293 (9.5%)5 502 967 (8.2%)
 North East147 (4.8%)2 669 941 (4.0%)
 East of England153 (4.9%)6 236 072 (9.3%)
 North West357 (11.5%)7 341 196 (11.0%)
 South East England415 (13.4%)9 180 135 (13.7%)
 Greater London329 (10.6%)8 961 989 (13.4%)
 West Midlands165 (5.3%)5 934 037 (8.9%)
 Northern Ireland8 (0.3%)1 893 667 (2.8%)
 Wales73 (2.4%)3 152 879 (4.7%)
 Scotland154 (5.0%)5 463 300 (8.2%)
Key worker status
 Health, social care or relevant related support worker1198 (38.7%)NR
 Teacher or childcare worker still travelling in to work70 (2.3%)NR
 Transport worker still travelling in to work1 (0.03%)NR
 Food chain worker (eg, production, sale and delivery)33 (1.1%)NR
 Key public services worker (eg, justice staff, religious staff, public service journalist or mortuary worker)22 (0.7%)NR
 Local or national government worker delivering essential public services41 (1.3%)NR
 Utility worker (eg, energy, sewerage and postal service)5 (0.2%)NR
 Public safety or national security worker11 (0.4%)NR
 Worker involved in medicines or protective equipment production or distribution10 (0.3%)NR
 Other key worker role not listed168 (5.4%)NR
 Not a key worker1538 (49.7%)NR
Living alone (or with others)
 Living alone406 (13.1%)NR
 Living with others2691 (86.9%)NR
COVID-19 risk groups
 Most at risk (eg, suffering from advanced cancer, severe asthma/COPD)121 (3.9%)NR
 At increased risk (eg, being pregnant, aged over 70)528 (17.1%)NR
 Not at-risk2448 (79.0%)NR
  • *UK population estimates from Office for National Statistics, midyear estimates 2019.

  • †UK population estimates from 2011 census data.

  • NR, not reported or not available.