Table 1 Descriptive statistics: socio-demographic information
Variables | N = 533 (%) |
|---|---|
Gender N (%) | |
 Female | 184 (34.5%) |
 Male | 348 (65.2%) |
 Prefer not to say | 1 (0.2%) |
Age | |
 Age 20 to 39 | 198 (37.1%) |
 Age 40 to 59 | 300 (56.2%) |
 Age 60 to 69 | 35 (6.5%) |
Marital status N (%) | |
 Single | 402 (75.4%) |
 Married | 65 (12.2%) |
 Co-habiting/civil partnership | 13 (2.4%) |
 Separated | 6 (1.1%) |
 Divorced | 37 (6.9%) |
 Widow/Widower | 7 (1.3%) |
 Not known/Missing | 3 (0.5%) |
Education N (%) | |
 Primary education or less | 40 (7.5%) |
 Secondary education | 223 (41.8%) |
 Tertiary/Further Education | 233 (43.7%) |
 Other general Education | 24 (4.5%) |
 Unknown/Missing | 13 (2.4%) |
Accommodation N (%) | |
 Independent accommodation | 392 (73.5%) |
 Supported accommodation | 114 (21.3%) |
 Homeless/Roofless | 6 (1.1%) |
 Other accommodation | 19 (3.5%) |
Living condition N (%) | |
 Living alone | 246 (46.1%) |
 Living with a partner or family | 186 (34.9%) |
 Living with friend(s) | 8 (1.5%) |
 Living in shared accommodation | 90 (16.8%) |
Employment N (%) | |
 Full-time paid or self-employed | 20 (3.7%) |
 Part-time paid or self-employed | 29 (5.4%) |
 Voluntary employ | 57 (10.6%) |
 Unemployment | 375 (70.3%) |
 Student | 19 (3.5%) |
 Housewife/husband | 5 (0.9%) |
 Retired | 8 (1.6%) |
 Other | 10 (1.8%) |
State benefits N (%) | |
 No | 43 (8.0%) |
 Yes | 473 (88.7) |
Main psychiatric diagnosis N (%) | |
 Schizophrenia | 250 (68.5%) |
 Schizotypal disorder | 3 (0.6%) |
 Delusional disorder | 12 (2.3%) |
 Brief psychotic disorder | 13 (2.6%) |
 Schizoaffective disorder | 81 (15.8%) |
 Psychosis NOS | 31 (6.1%) |
Ethnicity N (%) | |
 White British | 340 (63.7%) |
 Black/Black British | 69 (12.9%) |
 Asian/Asian British | 61 (11.4%) |
Score in the last 7Â days | Mean (SD) |
  Quality of life MANSA score | 4.97 (1.01) |
  Leisure activities attended | 2.42 (1.47) |
  Social contacts made | 2.86 (2,62) |