Age, gender and ethnic group

• About the same number of respondents 35 or more years old responded to the survey (about a fifth of the sample for each age bracket).
• A slightly lower number of the sample were between 25 and 34 years old, with 16-24 year olds being the least represented (3%). However, research shows that it’s common for younger people to interact less with social surveys, so a lower proportion would be expected.
• More women responded to the survey than men (64% compared to 36%). However it’s also common for women to interact more with social surveys than men.
• Most of the survey respondents were white (97%).

The following chart shows that a fairly equal proportion of respondents aged 35 or more years old responded to the survey. 21% of respondents were aged 65 years old or more, 20% were aged 55 to 64 years old, 21% were aged between 45 to 54 years old, 21% were aged between 35 to 44 years old, 15% were aged between 25 to 34, and just 3% of respondents were aged 16-24 years old.

The following chart shows that more women responded to the survey than men (64% compared to 36%).

The following chart shows that the majority of survey respondents were white (97%).