Category Archives: Survey Variables: Demographics

A large majority of the respondents to the Privilege and Participation survey are heterosexual. As Figure 1 (above, using weighted data), more than nine in ten of them (93.6%) identify as such, whilst one in twenty-six (3.8%) identify as gay or lesbian, one in fifty-six (1.8%) as bisexual, and one in one hundred and forty-threeContinue reading “Survey Variable: Sexuality”

The respondents to the survey are not especially representative of the population of Great Britain in terms of their ethnicity, except in the sense that a large majority of them are White British. As Figure 1 (above, using weighted data) shows, nine in ten of them (90.5%) consider themselves to be in that category, andContinue reading “Survey Variable: Ethnicity”

Respondents who indicated that they don’t do any hours of paid work on an average weekday (n = 493) were asked when they last had paid employment. As Figure 1 (above, using weighted data) shows, a majority of these respondents have not had work for at least five years (57.0%). A further two fifths (40.1%)Continue reading “Survey Variable: Last Paid Employment”

The child status variable indicates how many children live in respondents’ households, and Figure 1 shows that almost three quarters (73.4%) of the weighted sample live in households with no children. This group includes both young people who may not have had children and old people who may have children who have left home (theContinue reading “Survey Variable: Children in Household”

The household size variable indicates how many people live in respondents’ households and Figure 1 shows that slightly more than two fifths (42.8%) of the weighted sample live in two-person households. Further, slightly below one fifth (19.0%) live in three-person households, whilst approaching one third reside in either one-person (16.3%) or four-person (14.6%) households. Together,Continue reading “Survey Variable: Household Size”

Figure 1 graphs the relationship status variable and shows that a plurality of respondents (45.5%) in the weighted sample are married, with the next largest group being the quarter of respondents (26.4%) who had never been married. There are no answers to be coded as missing values in the variable but it is helpful toContinue reading “Survey Variable: Relationship Status”

The work status variable indicates the employment statuses of respondents and, as Figure 1 shows, those in full time employment constitute more than half (50.7%) of the weighted sample. Retired people are the second largest group and approach a quarter (23.6%) of respondents. This variable has fewer categories than education level so requires less simplification.Continue reading “Survey Variable: Employment Status”

The education level variable indicates the highest educational qualifications obtained by respondents. Weights are applied in Figure 1, which shows that the largest group is respondents with first degrees (21.1%), followed by those with A Levels or equivalent (15.2%) and those with GCSEs or equivalent (12.9%). Together, these groups constitute almost half (49.2%) of allContinue reading “Survey Variable: Education Level”