Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the three groups of women in the study
Perimenopause | Post menopause | Other | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | n | Frequency (%) | n | Frequency (%) | n | Frequency (%) |
40–45 | 232 | 24.4 | 17 | 1.8 | 430 | 41.0 |
46–51 | 552 | 58.1 | 139 | 14.9 | 381 | 36.3 |
52–55 | 149 | 15.7 | 275 | 29.4 | 188 | 17.9 |
> 55 | 17 | 1.8 | 503 | 53.9 | 48 | 4.6 |
Country of residence | ||||||
UK | 833 | 87.7 | 807 | 86.4 | 910 | 86.7 |
Other | 117 | 12.3 | 127 | 13.6 | 139 | 13.3 |
Gender identity | ||||||
Female | 922 | 97.1 | 912 | 97.6 | 1027 | 97.9 |
Non-binary | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
Other | 9 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.6 |
Prefer not to say | 17 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.0 |
Sexual orientation | ||||||
Heterosexual | 854 | 89.9 | 858 | 21.9 | 949 | 90.5 |
Homosexual | 23 | 2.4 | 32 | 3.4 | 23 | 2.2 |
Bisexual | 42 | 4.4 | 21 | 2.2 | 41 | 3.9 |
Pansexual | 10 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 12 | 1.1 |
Asexual | 3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Prefer not to say | 18 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.9 |
Relationship status | ||||||
Single | 126 | 13.3 | 149 | 16.0 | 147 | 14.0 |
In a relationship not cohabiting | 39 | 4.1 | 29 | 3.1 | 50 | 4.8 |
In a relationship cohabiting | 129 | 13.6 | 106 | 11.3 | 139 | 13.3 |
Married/civil partnership | 634 | 66.7 | 597 | 63.9 | 678 | 64.6 |
Widowed | 13 | 1.4 | 28 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.6 |
Other | 5 | 0.5 | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.0 |
Prefer not to say | 4 | 0.4 | 12 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.7 |
Parity | ||||||
1 | 188 | 19.8 | 178 | 19.1 | 167 | 15.9 |
2 | 394 | 41.5 | 351 | 37.6 | 429 | 40.9 |
3 | 117 | 12.3 | 117 | 12.5 | 138 | 13.2 |
4 or more | 33 | 3.5 | 45 | 4.8 | 38 | 3.6 |
I do not have children | 216 | 22.7 | 239 | 25.6 | 274 | 26.1 |
Prefer not to say | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
Highest educational qualification | ||||||
Secondary school | 41 | 4.3 | 64 | 6.9 | 41 | 3.9 |
A Level/College level | 110 | 11.6 | 137 | 14.7 | 129 | 12.3 |
University undergraduate | 222 | 23.4 | 169 | 18.1 | 236 | 22.5 |
University postgraduate | 500 | 52.6 | 431 | 46.1 | 512 | 48.8 |
Other | 20 | 2.1 | 44 | 4.7 | 35 | 3.3 |
Prefer not to say | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British | 723 | 80.7 | 704 | 82.8 | 763 | 72.7 |
White - Irish | 39 | 4.4 | 30 | 3.5 | 33 | 3.1 |
Any other white background | 83 | 9.3 | 85 | 10.0 | 100 | 9.5 |
Black/Black British - African | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.3 |
Black/Black British - Caribbean | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Any other Black/African/Caribbean background | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Asian/Asian British - Indian | 13 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 12 | 1.1 |
Asian/Asian British - Pakistani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
Any other Asian background | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Arab | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latino | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
Mixed ethnic background | 19 | 2.1 | 8 | 0.9 | 19 | 1.8 |
Any other ethnic group | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
Prefer not to say | 5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.8 |