Table 1

Participant characteristics

Participant characteristicsQuestionnaire participantsFocus group participants (subset of questionnaire participants)
M (SD)RangeNM (SD)RangeN (% of sample)
Age (years)21.06 (2.6)16–2420.5 (2.73)16–2418* (100)
Ethnicity
 White44 (86.3)15 (83.3)
 Other6 (11.8)3 (16.6)
 Missing1 (1.9)
Location
 Northern Ireland3613 (72.2)
 England155 (27.8)
Education
 Full-time education2611
  Employed full time174
 Employed part time51
 Unemployed21
 Missing11
Group size
 Focus group 1*6
 Focus group 22
 Focus group 34
 Focus group 45
  • *One participant completed the questionnaire and left before the focus group began due to time constraints.