Appendix B: Table of Participant Demographics Pseudonym grouping Sex [M/F] Age Occupation Ethnicity Sexuality Marital Status and age of children (if any) Albert C1 Male 19 Administrator White British Straight Single B Male 25 Financial Controller Bengali Straight Co-hab Andrew B Male 21 Quantity Surveyor White British Straight Single Alex C1 Male 18 Student White British Gay Single Aaron C1 Male 25 Corporate Travel Consultant White British Straight Single Adam C1 Male 23 Media Operations Black African/White Mixed race Straight Single Anthony C1 Male 20 Retail Supervisor Black Caribbean Straight Single Alistair B Male 25 Credit Manager African Straight Single Adrian C1 Male 18 Student White British Gay Single Bridget C2 Female 60 Avon Lady White British Straight Widow, empty nester Bonnie C2 Female 64 Complimentary Therapist Afro-Caribbean Straight Co-hab, Empty Nester Belinda C2 Female 60 Part-Time Yoga Instructor Black British Straight Separated, 2 kids ages 18 & 22 Becky E Female 65 Retired White British Straight Separated, empty nester Barbara D Female 56 Market Trader British Straight Married, kid age 19 C2 Female 56 Cook White British Straight Single Blanca C2 Female 56 Teaching Assistant British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 18 & 19 Billie C2 Female 60 Music Teaching Assistant White British Straight Widow, empty nester Brenda E Female 65 Retired British Straight Married, nester Candice C1 Female 65 Cleaner White British Straight Co-hab Caroline C1 Female 65 Retired Teacher White British Straight Divorced Cathy C2 Female 73 Retired Appliance Fitter White British Straight Widow Cordelia C2 Female 65 Retired House Cleaner British Straight Married Carmen C1 Female 65 Retired Antiques Dealer White British Straight Married Cynthia C2 Female 68 Retired NHS Maintenance Worker White British Straight Divorced, kid age 44
Fiona D Female 22 Counter Assistant White Straight Couple, 2 kids ages 3 & 1 Flora C2 Female 21 Sales White Straight Single Freda E Female 21 Housewife White Straight Single, 6 months Gabrielle B Female 65 Retired Accounts Secretary Jewish Straight Married, empty nester Gail B Female 65 Retired Box Office Cashier White British Straight Married, empty nester Gemma C1 Female 67 Retired Nurse White British Straight Married, empty nester Genevieve B Female 66 Retired Secretary Jewish Straight Married, empty nester Georgia C1 Female 70 Retired Deli White British Straight Widowed, empty nester Gaynor C1 Female 71 Retired Senior Administrator White British Straight Widowed, empty nester Geraldine B Female 66 Retired Property manager Jewish Straight Divorced, empty nester Gita B Female 65 Housewife Jewish Straight Married, empty nester Gertrude C1 Female 68 Retired Retail Manager White British Straight Divorced, nester Harry D Male 50 Panel beater White British Straight Married, kid age 15 Hal E Male 46 Unemployed Printer White British Straight Married, kid age 18 Hamid E Male 47 Unemployed Builder White British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 9 & 10 Hamish D Male 46 Taxi driver Black Caribbean Straight Co-hab, 2 kids ages 4 & 6 Hank D Male 52 Wagon Loader Mixed Race Straight Married, empty nester Hans C2 Male 48 Painter/Decorator White British Straight Married, empty nester Habib C2 Male 46 Publican White British Straight Co-hab, 3 kids ages 15, 17 & 18 Halim C2 Male 47 Joiner (self-employed) White British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 4 & 20 C2 Male 47 Painter/Decorator White British Straight Married, 3 kids ages 15, 17 & 19 Ingrid AB Female 47 Care home manager White British Straight Co-hab, kid age 9 Iris AB Female 54 Accountant White British Straight Married, empty nester Ida C1 Female 56 Administrator White British Straight Divorced, kid age 16 Ianthe C1 Female 50 Administrator British Straight Divorced, kid age 18 Imogen C1 Female 47 Estate Agent White British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 18 & 16 Indigo AB Female 53 Telecommunications Manager White British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 13 & 19
C1 Female 35 Horticultural Therapist White British Straight Single, kid age 11 Renee C2 Female 33 Part-time Jeweller White British Straight Married, 2 kids ages 4 & 6 Rana C1 Female 33 Civil Servant British Straight Married, kid age 3 Reba C2 Female 29 Administrator White British Straight Co-hab Sebastian C1 Male 28 Manual labour White - - Stewart C1 Male 28 Handyman White - - Sean C1 Male 19 Student British/Bangladesh - - Scott C1 Male 22 - Bangladeshi - - Saul C1 Male 24 Forklife driver White British / Irish - - Steven C1 Male 30 Unemployed British - - Simon C1 Male 18 Student British/Bangladeshi - - Spencer C1 Male 25 Sculptor White Irish - - Samuel C1 Male 19 Sales Assistant Bangladeshi - - Tabatha C2 Female 33 Full-time mother African - 3 children Trisha C2 Female 26 Full-time mother African - 1 child Tamara C2 Female 21 Unemployed Mixed/English - - Theresa C2 Female 23 Childcare Practitioner Mixed Black/White/African - - Tavi C2 Female 30 Artist White - - Tania C2 Female 28 Student Black British - 1 child: Taylor C2 Female 26 - Black Caribbean - - Thea C2 Female 27 Barista White - -