Table 3 Demographic information of participants (n = 35)
Demographic characteristics | Shadowed observation | Interview | Focus group |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants | 5 | 25 | 5 |
Gender | Male: 4 | Male: 13 | Male: 3 |
Female: 1 | Female: 12 | Female: 2 | |
Age | 18–24 years old: 5 | 18–24 years old: 21 25–34 years old: 4 | 18–24 years old: 5 |
Year of study | Year 2: 5 | Year 1: 6 | Year 1: 1 |
Year 2: 11 | Year 2: 3 | ||
Year 3: 1 | Year 4: 1 | ||
Year 4: 1 | |||
Year 5: 5 | |||
Intercalating: 1 | |||
Sexual orientation | Heterosexual: 4 | Heterosexual: 16 | Heterosexual: 4 |
Gay/lesbian: 1 | Gay/lesbian: 3 | Gay/lesbian: 1 | |
Bisexual: 3 | |||
Prefer not to say: 3 | |||
Length staying in the UK | 1–3 years: 2 | 1–3 years: 6 | Less than 1 year: 1 |
5–10 years: 1 | 3–5 years: 1 | 1–3 years: 1 | |
Since born: 2 | 5–10 years: 7 | Over 10 years: 1 | |
Since born: 11 | Since born: 2 | ||
Native language | English: 4 | English: 20 | English: 1 |
Italian: 1 | English and Arabic: 1 | English and Urdu: 1 | |
Gujarati: 1 | Finnish: 1 | ||
Italian: 2 | German: 1 | ||
Mandarin: 1 | South Korean: 1 | ||
Other languages except for English | Mandarin: 3 | Arabic: 1 | German: 2 |
French: 2 | Cantonese: 6 | Swedish: 1 | |
Spanish: 2 | Chadian: 1 | ||
Welsh: 1 | French: 7 | ||
Cantonese: 1 | Gujarati: 1 | ||
German: 2 | |||
Hindu: 2 | |||
Irish: 1 | |||
Malay: 1 | |||
Mandarin: 4 | |||
Portuguese: 1 | |||
Spanish: 6 | |||
Tamil: 1 | |||
Telugu: 1 | |||
Turkish: 1 | |||
Welsh: 2 | |||
Ethnicity | White: 2 | Arab (British): 1 | Chinese (British) and other East Asian (British): 1 |
Chinese (British) and other East Asian (British): 3 | Black/African/Caribbean/Black British: 2 | Indian (British) and Pakistani (British): 1 | |
Chinese (British) and other East Asian (British): 9 | White: 3 | ||
Indian (British) and Pakistani (British): 5 | |||
White: 7 | |||
Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups: 1 | |||
Self-reported religion | Christianity: 1 | Agnosticism: 1 | Atheist: 1 |
None: 4 | Christianity: 5 | Christianity: 1 | |
Hindu: 2 | Muslim: 1 | ||
Islam: 1 | None: 2 | ||
Jain: 1 | |||
Prefer not to say: 1 | |||
None: 14 | |||
Self-reported social class | Upper middle class: 1 | Upper middle class: 1 | Middle class: 4 |
Middle class: 17 | Working class: 1 | ||
Middle class: 3 | Working class: 4 | ||
Prefer not to say: 1 | Prefer not to say: 3 |