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Table 3 Summary characteristics of full respondent sample (n = 53) and respondents defining the factors

From: Who knows best? A Q methodology study to explore perspectives of professional stakeholders and community participants on health in low-income communities

    

‘Causes’ – Defining* Sorts

‘Solutions’ – Defining* Sorts

  

N

%

C-1 (n = 27)

C-2 (n = 5)

C-3 (n = 6)

S-1 (n = 15)

S-2 (n = 10)

S-3 (n = 9)

Age

18–30

6

11%

3

1

0

1

1

2

31–50

31

58%

15

2

3

9

5

5

51–64

14

26%

7

2

3

4

4

1

65+

2

4%

2

0

0

1

0

1

Gender

Female

30

57%

15

2

4

6

6

7

Male

23

43%

12

3

2

9

4

2

Expertise/Experience

Academic

5

9%

2

0

0

0

0

3

Community Development

7

13%

5

0

2

4

0

0

Health/Social Care

6

11%

3

0

2

1

0

3

Policy

7

13%

5

0

1

2

0

2

Financial Services

3

6%

3

0

0

1

0

1

Diarist - Business

9

17%

4

1

0

4

3

0

Diarist - Personal

4

8%

1

2

1

0

2

0

Diarist - Money Advice

5

9%

1

1

0

0

4

0

Diarist - Control

3

6%

1

1

0

1

1

0

Focus Group – Low-income Community

4

8%

2

0

0

2

0

0

  1. *Defining card-sorts have a significant association (p < 0.01) and are only significant on one factor