The total sample (N=3,706) comprised 970 students from the University of Gloucestershire (43.6%; mean age 23.3 years ±8.4 SD); 485 students from Bath Spa University (22.6%; mean age 22.2±6.9 SD); 208 students from Oxford Brookes University (10.8%; mean age 31.6±10.4 SD); 993 students from the University of Chester (13.1%; mean age 26±9.2 SD); 169 students from Plymouth University (56.2%; mean age 24.6±7.2 SD); 406 students from Swansea University (7.8%; mean age 25±7.4 SD); and, 474 students from the University of Ulster (8.2%; mean age 25.2±7.7 SD). Females comprised the higher proportions of respondents at most of the sites (77.8%), probably reflecting the nature of the schools (e.g. Schools of Health Sciences, of Nursing,or of Health and Social Care, etc.) at the participating universities.
Females were also more represented in the older age brackets (≥30 years, mature students). Across the whole sample, 23% of students reported having children, 56% were in a relationship or reported having a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and 43% percent of students regarded their disposable income as sufficient.