Table 1

Participant demography and UK ONS 2019 mid-year estimates

No. of participants (%)UK ONS mid-year estimates (2019)* (%)
Age group (N=5090)†
 0–95 (0.1)12.0
 10–1938 (0.7)11.4
 20–29256 (5.0)13.0
 30–39598 (11.7)13.3
 40–491183 (23.2)12.6
 50–591630 (32.0)13.6
 60–691065 (20.9)10.7
 70–79294 (5.8)8.4
 80+21 (0.4)5.0
Sex (N=5090)†
 Female4017 (78.9)50.6
 Male1051 (20.6)49.4
 Prefer not to say22 (0.4)
Ethnicity (N=5090)
 White4880 (95.9)86.0
 Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups49 (1.0)2.2
 Asian/Asian British50 (1.0)7.5
  Black/African/Caribbean/
  Black British
11 (0.2)3.3
 Other ethnic groups7 (0.1)1.0
 Prefer not to say16 (0.3)
 No response77 (1.5)
Nation (N=5143)†
 England4714 (91.7)84.3
 Northern Ireland33 (0.6)2.8
 Scotland254 (4.9)4.7
 Wales142 (2.8)8.2
Household size (N=5073)†
 1878 (17.3)29.5
 21911 (37.7)34.5
 3987 (19.5)15.4
 4907 (17.9)13.9
 5287 (5.7)4.5
 6+103 (2.0)2.1
  • N is the number of participants who provided a response to the question.

  • *Ethnicity estimates from 2011 census data.

  • †Question required a response from participants to progress through the online survey.

  • ONS, Office for National Statistics.