Table 1

Demographics of survey participants

Demographics
Initial surveyn=417Interim surveyn=373
ExperienceExperience
Healthcare professional285 (68.3%)Healthcare professional258 (69.2%)
Patient and/or carer132 (31.7%)Patient and/or carer115 (30.8%)
GenderGender
Female191 (45.8%)Female179 (48.0%)
Male215 (51.6%)Male180 (48.3%)
Prefer not to say7 (1.7%)Prefer not to say6 (1.6%)
Prefer to self-describe1 (0.2%)Prefer to self-describe1 (0.3%)
Unknown3 (0.7%)Unknown7 (1.9%)
AgeAge
15–24 years5 (1.2%)15–24 years11 (2.9%)
25–35 years88 (21.1%)25–35 years81 (21.7%)
35–44 years140 (33.6%)35–44 years107 (28.7%)
45–54 years90 (21.6%)45–54 years77 (20.6%)
55–64 years61 (14.6%)55–64 years55 (14.7%)
65–74 years19 (4.6%)65–74 years18 (4.8%)
75–84 years3 (0.7%)75–84 years9 (2.4%)
85+ years0 (0%)85+ years3 (0.8%)
Prefer not to say7 (1.7%)Prefer not to say5 (1.3%)
Unknown4 (1.0%)Unknown7 (1.9%)
CountryCountry
UK372 (87.9%)UK322 (86.3%)
South Africa17 (4.0%)The Netherlands15 (4.0%)
Australia8 (1.9%)Australia14 (3.8%)
USA8 (1.9%)South Africa9 (2.4%)
The Netherlands6 (1.4%)Ireland3 (0.8%)
Austria1 (0.2%)Canada1 (0.3%)
Ghana1 (0.2%)Germany1 (0.3%)
Ireland1 (0.2%)Italy1 (0.3%)
Kenya1 (0.2%)New Zealand1 (0.3%)
Saudi Arabia1 (0.2%)Pakistan1 (0.3%)
Sierra Leone1 (0.2%)Singapore1 (0.3%)
Tanzania1 (0.2%)Switzerland1 (0.3%)
Trinidad and Tobago1 (0.2%)USA1 (0.3%)
Unknown4 (1.0%)Unknown2 (0.5%)