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Table 3 Community member demographic information

From: “They pulled that funding away and we’re not recovering. it’s getting worse”: deaths of despair in post-austerity north east England

Category

Middlesbrough (Number of Participants)

South Tyneside (Number of Participants)

Gender

Male

9

9

Female

7

5

Age

18–24

1

0

25–34

2

1

35–44

2

0

45–54

3

1

55–64

3

8

65+

5

4

Highest Level of Education Completed

Primary school

5

2

Secondary school up to 16 years

4

8

Higher or secondary or further education (A-levels, BTEC, etc.)

2

3

College, university, post-graduate degree

2

1

Prefer not to say

3

0

Employment Status

Unemployed

7

9

Part-Time

2

0

Full-Time

2

1

Retired

5

4

Years Lived in Town

1 to 5 Years

1

1

6 to 10 Years

2

3

11 to 15 years

2

0

15+

11

10

Total Participants

16

14