Demographical characteristics of the study sample
| Demographical characteristic | Category | Institution | N | Total n | |
| Disability | Known disability | Aberdeen | 13 | 102 | 1512 |
| Dundee | 13 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 74 | ||||
| Glasgow | 2 | ||||
| No known disability | Aberdeen | 91 | 1410 | ||
| Dundee | 189 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 797 | ||||
| Glasgow | 333 | ||||
| Domicile | EU (non-UK) | Aberdeen | 2 | 44 | 1512 |
| Dundee | 17 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 14 | ||||
| Glasgow | 11 | ||||
| International | Aberdeen | 9 | 146 | ||
| Dundee | 12 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 88 | ||||
| Glasgow | 37 | ||||
| Rest of the UK | Aberdeen | 24 | 500 | ||
| Dundee | 40 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 354 | ||||
| Glasgow | 82 | ||||
| Scotland | Aberdeen | 69 | 822 | ||
| Dundee | 133 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 415 | ||||
| Glasgow | 205 | ||||
| Ethnicity | Non-white | Aberdeen | 27 | 298 | 1512 |
| Dundee | 21 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 157 | ||||
| Glasgow | 93 | ||||
| White | Aberdeen | 77 | 1143 | ||
| Dundee | 165 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 665 | ||||
| Glasgow | 236 | ||||
| Unknown | Dundee | 16 | 71 | ||
| Edinburgh | 49 | ||||
| Glasgow | 6 | ||||
| Gender | Female | Aberdeen | 67 | 877 | 1512 |
| Dundee | 129 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 480 | ||||
| Glasgow | 201 | ||||
| Male | Aberdeen | 37 | 635 | ||
| Dundee | 73 | ||||
| Edinburgh | 391 | ||||
| Glasgow | 134 | ||||
Candidates of ‘unknown’ ethnicity, ‘EU (non-UK)’ and ‘Rest of the UK’ domicile students are not included in any analyses described in the present study. All demographical characteristics relied on self-report data.