Participant characteristics
| Gender | ||
| Female | Male | |
| Age | ||
| 18–25 | 1 | |
| 26–35 | 5 | 5 |
| 36–45 | 4 | 5 |
| 46–55 | 2 | 2 |
| 56+ | 1 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White Scottish | 12 | 12 |
| Asian/Asian British | 1 | |
| Relationship status | ||
| Single | 3 | 7 |
| Cohabiting (living with another person) | 5 | 2 |
| Married | 1 | 2 |
| Separated/divorced | 1 | |
| Widowed | 1 | |
| Other (in a relationship but not cohabiting) | 3 | 1 |
| Employment status | ||
| Part-time employed | 2 | 4 |
| Unemployed | 9 | 8 |
| Retired | 1 | |
| College course | 1 | |
| Sexuality | ||
| Heterosexual | 9 | 9 |
| Bisexual | 1 | |
| Prefer not to say | 4 | 2 |