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Table 1 Social, demographic and illness characteristics of the study sample

From: Social support needs for equity in health and social care: a thematic analysis of experiences of people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

Participants

Age group (gender)

Ethnicity

Highest level of education

Employment

Disease duration1

P1

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

retired

7 ≤

P2

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

unemployed

7 ≤

P3

26 to 40 (female)

White British

university

self-employed

1-3

P4

56≤ (female)

White British

university

employed

7 ≤

P5

41 to 55 (female)

White British

college

unemployed

7 ≤

P6

26 to 40 (female)

White British

secondary school

unemployed

4-6

P7

26 to 40 (female)

White British

college

unemployed

7 ≤

P8

18 to 25 (female)

White British

college

student

4-6

P9

56 ≤ (male)

White British

university

unemployed

7 ≤

P10

18 to 25 (female)

White British

college

student

4-6

P11

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

unemployed

7 ≤

P12

18 to 25 (female)

White British

secondary school

unemployed

1-3

P13

56 ≤ (male)

White British

university

employed

7 ≤

P14

26 to 40 (female)

White British

college

sick leave

7 ≤

P15

56 ≤ (female)

White British

secondary school

retired

7 ≤

P16

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

unemployed

4-6

P17

≤ 56 (male)

White British

university

unemployed

4-6

P18e

41 to 55 (female)

German-Jewish

university

employed

7 ≤

P19

41 to 55 (female)

White British

college

employed

7 ≤

P20

41 to 55 (male)

White British

university

retired

7 ≤

P21e

26 to 40 (female)

Chinese

university

employed

7 ≤

P22

56 ≤ (male)

White British

university

retired/self-employed

7 ≤

P23

56 ≤ (male)

White British

secondary school

retired self-employed

7 ≤

P24

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

employed

7 ≤

P25

41 to 55 (male)

White British

secondary school

retired self-employed

7 ≤

P26

41 to 55 (female)

White British

university

retired

7 ≤

P27e

41 to 55 (female)

African

university

sick leave

7 ≤

P28e

41 to 55 (female)

White-black African

secondary school

unemployed

7 ≤

P29e

41 to 55 (female)

White-black Caribbean

secondary school

unemployed

4-6

P30e

26 to 40 (female)

White & Asian

university

sick leave

1-3

P31

56 ≤ (female)

White British

college

Housewife

7 ≤

P32

26 to 40 (male)

White British

secondary school

retired

7 ≤

P33e

41 to 55 (female)

Portuguese

secondary school

unemployed

7 ≤

P34e

18 to 25 (female)

Chinese & White

college

student

7 ≤

P35

26 to 40 (female)

White British

university

unemployed

7 ≤