Table 1

Participant characteristics

Participant characteristics*†Main survey
n (%)
Pilot
n (%)
Interviews
Overall175030048
Gender
 Female996 (58%)194 (65%)26
 Male721 (41%)103 (34%)21
 Non-binary21 (1%)2 (<1%)1
 Other1 (<1%)0 (<1%)0
 Preferred not to disclose33 (<1%)3 (<1%)0
Age (years)
 ≤1941 (2%)0 (0%)4
 20–29512 (29%)77 (26%)13
 30–39403 (23%)73 (24%)11
 40–49336 (19%)54 (18%)9
 50–59335 (19%)60 (20%)5
 ≥60123 (7%)36 (12%)6
Ethnicity
 British/Irish/other white1570 (90%)272 (92%)33
 Asian/Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Chinese/other Asian98 (6%)13 (4%)9
 Mixed/other ethnic/other black/Caribbean African71 (4%)11 (4%)6
 Preferred not to disclose11 (<1%)1 (<1%)0
Role in the university
 Staff1247 (72%)248 (83%)28
 Student482 (28%)52 (17%)20
 Preferred not to disclose21 (<1%)0(<1%)0
Disability
 Yes46 (3%)6 (2%)5
 No1651 (97%)284 (98%)40
 Preferred not to disclose53(<1%)10 (<1%)3
  • *Original values are retained; the analysis groups responses <15 into categories.

  • †Sociodemographic characteristics were collected at TestEd registration.