Respondent demographics
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18–24 | 44% |
| 25–34 | 23% |
| 35–44 | 14% |
| 45–54 | 15% |
| 55–64 | 4% |
| Gender | |
| Male | 31% |
| Female | 69% |
| Location | |
| United Kingdom | 89% |
| Republic of Ireland | 10% |
| Occupation | |
| Student | 34% |
| Unemployed | 2% |
| Homemaker/Retired/Carer | 6% |
| Part time employment (up to 29 h) | 12% |
| Full time employment (30+ hours per week) | 47% |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 59.11% |
| Married/Cohabiting | 38% |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 3% |
| No. of dependents in the household | |
| 0 | 58% |
| 1 | 13% |
| 2 | 15% |
| 3+ | 15% |
| Highest level of mathematical achievement | |
| Key stage 3 maths | 3% |
| Maths GCSE (or equivalent) | 71% |
| Maths AS level | 2% |
| Maths A level | 16% |
| University degree | 7% |
| Career related to mathematics | 2% |
| Highest level of educational achievement | |
| Primary school | 1% |
| Secondary school | 25% |
| Apprenticeship/NVQ level 2 or 3 | 11% |
| Bachelor degree | 40% |
| Postgraduate degree (e.g. PGCE, Masters or PhD) | 19% |
| Social grade* | |
| A–high managerial, administrative or professional | 8% |
| B–Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional | 34% |
| C1 - Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional | 14% |
| C2 - Skilled manual workers | 13% |
| D–Semi and unskilled manual workers | 27% |
| E–state pensioners, casual or lowest grade workers and unemployed with state benefits only | 5% |
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| 18–24 | 44% |
| 25–34 | 23% |
| 35–44 | 14% |
| 45–54 | 15% |
| 55–64 | 4% |
| Male | 31% |
| Female | 69% |
| United Kingdom | 89% |
| Republic of Ireland | 10% |
| Student | 34% |
| Unemployed | 2% |
| Homemaker/Retired/Carer | 6% |
| Part time employment (up to 29 h) | 12% |
| Full time employment (30+ hours per week) | 47% |
| Single | 59.11% |
| Married/Cohabiting | 38% |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 3% |
| 0 | 58% |
| 1 | 13% |
| 2 | 15% |
| 3+ | 15% |
| Key stage 3 maths | 3% |
| Maths GCSE (or equivalent) | 71% |
| Maths AS level | 2% |
| Maths A level | 16% |
| University degree | 7% |
| Career related to mathematics | 2% |
| Primary school | 1% |
| Secondary school | 25% |
| Apprenticeship/NVQ level 2 or 3 | 11% |
| Bachelor degree | 40% |
| Postgraduate degree (e.g. PGCE, Masters or PhD) | 19% |
| A–high managerial, administrative or professional | 8% |
| B–Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional | 34% |
| C1 - Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional | 14% |
| C2 - Skilled manual workers | 13% |
| D–Semi and unskilled manual workers | 27% |
| E–state pensioners, casual or lowest grade workers and unemployed with state benefits only | 5% |
Note(s): *Occupations cited by respondents were categorised according to the six main social grades (NRC, 2021)
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