Table 5 Socio-economic characteristics of the pilot sample (total sample size 85 respondents)

Gender

Male

16

14

31

Female

34

33

67

No response

2

0

2

Age

23 or younger

2

2

5

24–40

12

28

40

41–64

36

16

53

65–74

1

0

1

75 and older

1

0

1

Marital status

Single (never married)

8

19

27

Married or re-married

38

26

64

Separated or divorced

7

2

9

Economic activity

Higher and lower managerial and professional

25

24

48

Supervisor, production worker, skilled trade

5

1

6

No response

1

1

2

Clerical, retail staff

16

6

22

Student

1

11

12

Occupations not stated or inadequately described

5

5

9

Number of people living in household

1 person

4

7

11

2 people

20

20

40

3 people

15

12

27

4 people

8

8

16

5 or more people

6

0

6

Driving licence

yes

42

38

80

no

11

9

20

Number of cars or vans in household

none

2

12

14

1 car

31

22

53

2 cars

18

11

28

3 cars

2

2

5