Appendix 1: Respondents’ background characteristics
Frequencies
|
Background |
Value |
Social |
Transitions/ |
Total |
|
Gender |
Female |
54 |
48 |
102 |
|
Male |
34 |
9 |
43 | |
|
Ethnic group |
White British |
56 |
34 |
90 |
|
White other |
15 |
7 |
22 | |
|
Black African |
4 |
5 |
9 | |
|
Black Caribbean |
4 |
1 |
5 | |
|
Black British |
3 |
1 |
4 | |
|
Mixed race |
2 |
none |
2 | |
|
Indian |
1 |
1 |
2 | |
|
Pakistani |
2 |
2 |
4 | |
|
Bangladeshi |
1 |
2 |
3 | |
|
Asian other |
none |
4 ~ |
4 | |
|
Age |
16 - 19 |
15 |
none |
15 |
|
20 - 24 |
5 |
1 |
6 | |
|
25 - 34 |
20 |
20 |
40 | |
|
35 - 50 |
31 |
34 |
65 | |
|
51 - 64 |
10 |
2 ~ |
12 | |
|
65 plus |
6 |
none |
6 | |
|
Highest qualification3 |
No qualifications |
10 |
5 |
15 |
|
Level 1 |
11 |
3 |
14 | |
|
Level 2 |
24 |
16 |
40 | |
|
Level 3 |
25 |
15 |
40 | |
|
Level 4 or above |
18 |
18 |
36 | |
|
Marital status |
Married |
32 |
34 |
66 |
|
Cohabiting |
9 |
4 |
13 | |
|
Single |
36 |
9 |
45 | |
|
Separated/divorced |
7 |
8 |
15 | |
|
Area of residence |
Nottingham |
38 |
22 |
60 |
|
Camden |
28 |
26 |
54 | |
|
Tendring, Essex |
22 |
9 ~ |
31 |
3 Level 1 - basic skills; Level 2 - 5 GCSEs A-C, NVQ2 and equivalents; Level 3 - ‘A’ levels,
NVQ3 and equivalents; Level 4 - degree and equivalents.
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