Demographic characteristics of the sample
| . | Group 1 (n = 5) . | Group 2 (n = 6) . | Group 3 (n = 7) . | Group 4 (n = 6) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, range) | 36.6 (31-46) | 37.8 (35-43) | 41.9 (37-48) | 41.0 (34-37) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Married | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Divorced/separated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Living arrangements | ||||||||
| Rent from local authority | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Own home | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Level of education | ||||||||
| No qualifications | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GCE/O levels | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A levels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Degree | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed part time | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Full time home maker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Student | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Self-employed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Number of children | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| . | Group 1 (n = 5) . | Group 2 (n = 6) . | Group 3 (n = 7) . | Group 4 (n = 6) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, range) | 36.6 (31-46) | 37.8 (35-43) | 41.9 (37-48) | 41.0 (34-37) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Married | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Divorced/separated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Living arrangements | ||||||||
| Rent from local authority | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Own home | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Level of education | ||||||||
| No qualifications | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GCE/O levels | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A levels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Degree | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed part time | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Full time home maker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Student | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Self-employed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Number of children | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||