Participant demographics (n=3097) and UK population values
| Participants | UK population | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender* | ||
| Male | 476 (15.4%) | 32 978 229 (49.4%) |
| Female | 2618 (84.5%) | 33 818 578 (50.6%) |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (0.1%) | NR |
| Age groups (years)* | 52 673 433 | |
| 18–24 | 364 (11.8%) | 5 647 655 (10.7%) |
| 25–34 | 528 (17.1%) | 9 011 381 (17.1%) |
| 35–44 | 637 (20.6%) | 8 415 206 (16.0%) |
| 45–54 | 690 (22.3%) | 9 063 137 (17.2%) |
| 55–64 | 570 (18.4%) | 8 161 093 (15.4%) |
| 65–74 | 257 (8.3%) | 6 687 066 (12.7%) |
| ≥75 | 49 (1.6%) | 5 687 895 (10.8%) |
| Ethnicity† | ||
| White—British, Irish and other | 2796 (90.3%) | 48 209 395 (86.0%) |
| Asian/Asian British—Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and other | 119 (3.8%) | 3 820 390 (6.8%) |
| Black/Black British—Caribbean, African and other | 42 (1.4%) | 1 864 890 (3.3%) |
| Chinese/Chinese British | 28 (0.9%) | 393 141 (0.7%) |
| Mixed race—White and Black/Black British | 19 (0.6%) | 934 416 (1.7%) |
| Middle Eastern/Middle Eastern British—Arab, Turkish and other | 23 (0.7%) | NR |
| Mixed race—other | 40 (1.3%) | 289 984 (0.5%) |
| Other ethnic group | 25 (0.8%) | 563 696 (1.0%) |
| Prefer not to say | 5 (0.2%) | NR |
| Relationship status | ||
| Single, never married | 574 (18.5%) | NR |
| Single, divorced or widowed | 263 (8.5%) | NR |
| In a relationship/married but living apart | 254 (8.2%) | NR |
| In a relationship/married and cohabiting | 1981 (64.0%) | NR |
| Prefer not to say | 25 (0.8%) | NR |
| Education (highest level of attainment) | ||
| No qualifications | 33 (1.1%) | NR |
| Completed GSCE/CSE/O-levels or equivalent | 252 (8.1%) | NR |
| Completed post-16 vocational course | 101 (3.3%) | NR |
| A-levels or equivalent (at school until aged 18) | 403 (13.0%) | NR |
| Undergraduate degree or professional qualification | 1306 (42.2%) | NR |
| Postgraduate degree | 976 (31.5%) | NR |
| Prefer not to say | 26 (0.8%) | NR |
| Place of residence* | ||
| South West England | 241 (7.8%) | 5 624 696 (8.4%) |
| East Midlands | 762 (24.6%) | 4 835 928 (7.2%) |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 293 (9.5%) | 5 502 967 (8.2%) |
| North East | 147 (4.8%) | 2 669 941 (4.0%) |
| East of England | 153 (4.9%) | 6 236 072 (9.3%) |
| North West | 357 (11.5%) | 7 341 196 (11.0%) |
| South East England | 415 (13.4%) | 9 180 135 (13.7%) |
| Greater London | 329 (10.6%) | 8 961 989 (13.4%) |
| West Midlands | 165 (5.3%) | 5 934 037 (8.9%) |
| Northern Ireland | 8 (0.3%) | 1 893 667 (2.8%) |
| Wales | 73 (2.4%) | 3 152 879 (4.7%) |
| Scotland | 154 (5.0%) | 5 463 300 (8.2%) |
| Key worker status | ||
| Health, social care or relevant related support worker | 1198 (38.7%) | NR |
| Teacher or childcare worker still travelling in to work | 70 (2.3%) | NR |
| Transport worker still travelling in to work | 1 (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 services | 41 (1.3%) | NR |
| Utility worker (eg, energy, sewerage and postal service) | 5 (0.2%) | NR |
| Public safety or national security worker | 11 (0.4%) | NR |
| Worker involved in medicines or protective equipment production or distribution | 10 (0.3%) | NR |
| Other key worker role not listed | 168 (5.4%) | NR |
| Not a key worker | 1538 (49.7%) | NR |
| Living alone (or with others) | ||
| Living alone | 406 (13.1%) | NR |
| Living with others | 2691 (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-risk | 2448 (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.