Demographic characteristics: convenience surveys relative to Natsal-3
| Natsal-3 | EMIS | London-GMSHS | Scotland-GMSHS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR) | 41 (27–48) | 36 (27–45) | 33 (27–40) | 30 (24–40) |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 16.5% (11.2% to 23.7%) | 15.9% | 13.4% | 28.4% |
| 25–34 | 25.1% (18.5% to 33.0%) | 30.5% | 42.8% | 35.3% |
| 25–44 | 17.4% (10.5% to 27.4%) | 27.1% | 30.4% | 21.9% |
| 45–64 | 41.0% (31.8% to 50.9%) | 26.5% | 13.4% | 14.4% |
| p Value | 0.005 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Academic qualifications | ||||
| Degree-level qualification | 38.7% (29.7% to 48.6%) | 47.8% | 45.9% | |
| Higher education, A-level or equivalent | 18.9% (12.6% to 27.3%) | 33.7% | 38.1% | |
| GCSE, O-level or equivalent | 32.2% (24.2% to 41.3%) | 15.9% | 14.5% | |
| None | 10.2% (5.5% to 18.1%) | 2.6% | 1.5% | |
| p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 70.6% (61.3% to 78.5%) | 66.7% | 88.0% | 70.4% |
| Other/unemployed | 29.4% (21.5% to 38.7%) | 33.3% | 12.0% | 29.6% |
| p Value | 0.396 | <0.001 | 0.902 | |
| Ethnicity (binary) | ||||
| White | 96.3% (89.7% to 98.7%) | 83.3% | ||
| Non-white | 3.7% (1.3% to 10.3%) | 16.7% | ||
| p Value | 0.001 | |||
| London resident | ||||
| No | 78.8% (68.1% to 86.6%) | 62.1% | ||
| Yes | 21.2% (13.4% to 31.9%) | 37.9% | ||
| p Value | 0.003 | |||
| Urban area | ||||
| Rural or town area (<10 000) | 15.4% (9.3% to 24.4%) | 9.6% | ||
| Urban area (>10 000) | 84.6% (75.6% to 90.7%) | 90.4% | ||
| p Value | 0.060 | |||
| Country | ||||
| England | 85.2% (77.0% to 90.8%) | 89.6% | ||
| Scotland | 7.6% (3.9% to 14.0%) | 7.3% | ||
| Wales | 7.2% (3.5% to 14.3%) | 3.1% | ||
| p Value | 0.047 | |||
| Sexual identity | ||||
| Gay | 62.4% (52.0% to 71.7%) | 84.7% | 94.4% | 90.8% |
| Bisexual | 16.8% (10.6% to 25.6%) | 10.6% | 5.1% | 8.4% |
| Heterosexual | 20.8% (13.3% to 30.9%) | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| p Value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| Attraction scale | ||||
| Opposite sex only | 6.7% (2.8% to 15.1%) | 0.0% | ||
| More often opposite sex, and at least once same sex | 13.6% (7.8% to 22.7%) | 2.3% | ||
| About equally often to opposite sex and same sex | 9.5% (5.6% to 15.6%) | 3.6% | ||
| More often same sex, and at least once opposite sex | 34.8% (26.2% to 44.6%) | 16.4% | ||
| Same sex only | 35.5% (26.8% to 45.2%) | 77.7% | ||
| p Value | <0.001 | |||
| Denominator | 148, 150 | 15 500 | 797 | 1234 |
p Values from χ2 test compared with Natsal-3.
EMIS, European MSM (men who have sex with men) Internet Survey; GMSHS, Gay Men's Sexual Health Survey; Natsal-3, National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.