Characteristics associated with sample by nation*
| England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | |||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 556 | 50.0% | 436 | 51.4% | 592 | 51.8% | 562 | 51.2% |
| Male | 556 | 50.0% | 412 | 48.6% | 551 | 48.2% | 536 | 48.8% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–34 | 312 | 28.1% | 242 | 28.5% | 315 | 27.6% | 294 | 26.8% |
| 35–55 | 373 | 33.5% | 293 | 34.6% | 375 | 32.8% | 343 | 31.2% |
| 55+ | 427 | 38.4% | 313 | 36.9% | 453 | 39.6% | 461 | 42.0% |
| Health | ||||||||
| Very good | 192 | 17.3% | 140 | 16.5% | 200 | 17.5% | 197 | 18.0% |
| Good | 542 | 48.8% | 415 | 49.0% | 567 | 49.6% | 505 | 46.0% |
| Fair | 299 | 26.9% | 217 | 25.6% | 304 | 26.6% | 316 | 28.8% |
| Bad | 59 | 5.3% | 63 | 7.4% | 65 | 5.7% | 65 | 6.0% |
| Very bad | 20 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 15 | 1.3% |
| Shield | ||||||||
| No | 831 | 74.8% | 604 | 71.2% | 947 | 82.9% | 823 | 74.9% |
| Yes | 281 | 25.2% | 244 | 28.8% | 196 | 17.1% | 275 | 25.1% |
| Adults in household | ||||||||
| 1 | 273 | 24.6% | 192 | 22.6% | 281 | 24.6% | 249 | 22.7% |
| 2 | 614 | 55.3% | 446 | 52.6% | 666 | 58.3% | 657 | 59.8% |
| 3 | 136 | 12.3% | 146 | 17.2% | 136 | 11.9% | 133 | 12.2% |
| >3 | 88 | 7.9% | 64 | 7.6% | 60 | 5.3% | 58 | 5.3% |
| Children in household | ||||||||
| 0 | 804 | 72.3% | 620 | 73.1% | 861 | 75.3% | 817 | 74.4% |
| 1 | 156 | 14.0% | 119 | 14.0% | 163 | 14.2% | 137 | 12.5% |
| 2 | 116 | 10.4% | 80 | 9.4% | 99 | 8.6% | 107 | 9.8% |
| >2 | 36 | 3.2% | 29 | 3.4% | 21 | 1.9% | 37 | 3.3% |
| Household income | ||||||||
| £0–£10 400 | 106 | 9.5% | 112 | 13.2% | 138 | 12.1% | 156 | 14.2% |
| £10 400–£20 800 | 238 | 21.4% | 185 | 21.8% | 214 | 18.7% | 242 | 22.0% |
| £10 400–£31 200 | 227 | 20.4% | 204 | 24.0% | 266 | 23.3% | 253 | 23.0% |
| £31 200–£52 000 | 323 | 29.0% | 221 | 26.1% | 296 | 25.9% | 277 | 25.2% |
| £52 000+ | 218 | 19.6% | 125 | 14.8% | 229 | 20.0% | 170 | 15.5% |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than higher education | 695 | 62.5% | 504 | 59.4% | 665 | 58.2% | 679 | 61.9% |
| Higher education degree | 417 | 37.5% | 343 | 40.5% | 478 | 41.8% | 419 | 38.2% |
| Job impact | ||||||||
| No | 820 | 73.7% | 650 | 76.7% | 907 | 79.4% | 830 | 75.6% |
| Yes | 292 | 26.3% | 198 | 23.3% | 236 | 20.6% | 268 | 24.4% |
| Caring responsibility | ||||||||
| No | 950 | 85.4% | 692 | 81.6% | 955 | 83.5% | 912 | 83.1% |
| Yes | 162 | 14.6% | 156 | 18.4% | 188 | 16.5% | 186 | 16.9% |
| Affected usual healthcare | ||||||||
| No | 654 | 58.8% | 399 | 47.0% | 640 | 56.0% | 579 | 52.8% |
| Yes | 458 | 41.2% | 449 | 53.0% | 503 | 44.0% | 518 | 47.2% |
| Impact on standard of living | ||||||||
| Worsened | 332 | 29.9% | 317 | 37.4% | 354 | 31.0% | 352 | 32.1% |
| Same or improved | 780 | 70.1% | 531 | 62.6% | 789 | 69.0% | 757 | 69.0% |
| Total | 1112 | 848 | 1143 | 1098 | ||||
*Weighted frequencies.