Table 2 Characteristics of interview participants
From: Young people’s views about consenting to data linkage: findings from the PEARL qualitative study
Category | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
All interviewees | 55 | 100 |
Age | ||
17 years | 12 | 21.8 |
18 years | 35 | 63.6 |
19 years | 8 | 14.5 |
Gender | ||
Female | 31 | 56.4 |
Male | 24 | 43.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
White British | 51 | 92.7 |
Other | 3 | 5.5 |
Refused | 1 | 1.8 |
Qualifications | ||
At university | 7 | 12.7 |
A-levels | 25 | 45.5 |
GCSE’s | 8 | 14.5 |
Other (e.g. NVQ, BTEC) | 12 | 12.8 |
None | 3 | 5.45 |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 10 | 18.2 |
Student | 36 | 65.5 |
Unemployed | 9 | 16.4 |
Health | ||
Disability/long term illness | 9 | 16.4 |
No disability/long term illness | 46 | 83.6 |
ALSPAC participation history | ||
Engaged | 41 | 74.5 |
Partially engaged | 4 | 7.3 |
Disengaged | 6 | 10.9 |
Eligible to participate | 4 | 7.3 |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score | ||
(most deprived) 1 | 12 | 21.8 |
2 | 16 | 29.1 |
3 | 6 | 10.9 |
4 | 7 | 12.7 |
(least deprived) 5 | 14 | 25.5 |