Participant demographics and between-group differences
| Demographic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Residence when starting degree England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland | 290 (88.7) 17 (5.2) 14 (4.3) 6 (1.8) |
| Region of study England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland | 276 (84.4) 31 (9.5) 16 (4.9) 4 (1.2) |
| Employment Full-time employed Part-time employed Self-employed Unemployed Student Receiving benefits Other | 251 (76.8) 28 (8.6) 17 (5.2) 15 (4.6) 8 (2.4) 7 (2.1) 1 (0.3) |
| Year started undergraduate degree 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 | 26 (8.0) 29 (8.9) 36 (11.0) 44 (13.5) 48 (14.7) 50 (15.3) 51 (15.6) 43 (13.1) |
| Degree completed? Yes No | 315 (96.3) 12 (3.7) |
| Year degree completed 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 | 3 (0.9) 15 (4.6) 25 (7.6) 39 (11.9) 40 (12.2) 38 (11.6) 50 (15.3) 45 (13.8) 40 (12.2) 15 (4.6) 2 (0.6) 3 (0.9) |
| Annual tuition fees £0–2k £3–4k £8–9k Other amount Don’t know/prefer not to say | 27 (8.3) 121 (37.0) 153 (46.8) 8 (2.4) 18 (5.5) |
| Student loan debt amount after graduating Did not take out a loan £0–10k £10–20k £20–30k £30–40k £40–50k £50–60k £60k plus | 16 (4.9) 31 (9.5) 56 (17.1) 82 (25.1) 54 (16.5) 60 (18.3) 18 (5.5) 10 (3.1) |
| Current student loan debt amount Paid it off £0–10k £10–20k £20–30k £30–40k £40–50k £50–60k £60k plus | 18 (5.5) 28 (8.6) 60 (18.3) 61 (18.7) 37 (11.3) 48 (14.7) 27 (8.3) 33 (10.1) |
| Current student loan repayment status (cohort 2011 and before) Not repaid anything Made some payments but not paying regularly Making regular payments but size of loan increasing Making regular payments and size of loan staying the same Making regular payments and size of loan is reducing I have paid off my loan Not sure | 10 (7.4) 18 (13.3) 17 (12.6) 35 (25.9) 29 (21.5) 15 (11.1) 5 (3.7) |
| Current student loan repayment status (cohort 2012 and after) Not repaid anything Made some payments but not paying regularly Making regular payments but size of loan increasing Making regular payments and size of loan staying the same Making regular payments and size of loan is reducing I have paid off my loan Not sure Other | 38 (19.8) 26 (13.5) 53 (27.6) 31 (16.1) 20 (10.4) 5 (2.6) 7 (3.6) 2 (1.0) |
| Money owed apart from student loans (e.g. credit card, overdraft [excluding mortgages]) Nothing £1–10k £10–20k £20–30k £30–40k £40–50k £50–60k £60k plus | 158 (48.3) 121 (37.0) 27 (8.3) 12 (3.7) 3 (0.9) 2 (0.6) 1 (0.3) 3 (0.9) |
| Personal annual income, excluding benefits Less than £10k £10–20k £20–30k £30–40k £40–50k £50–60k £60–70k £70–80k £80–90k £90–150k £150k plus | 18 (5.5) 33 (10.1) 81 (24.8) 91 (27.8) 49 (15.0) 19 (5.8) 12 (3.7) 6 (1.8) 2 (0.6) 2 (0.6) 2 (0.6) |
| Current housing situation Homeowner with mortgage Renting (with or without housing benefit) Living with family or friends or living rent-free Homeowner outright Part own and part renting a home (shared ownership) Part of a housing association Rent from council Other | 135 (41.3) 122 (37.3) 48 (14.7) 9 (2.8) 6 (1.8) 2 (0.6) 1 (0.3) 4 (0.2) |
| Mental health Anxiety clinical cut off (score of ≥7 on GAD-7) Depression clinical cut off (score of ≥16 on CES-D) | 156 (47.97) 189 (57.08) |
| Demographic | |
|---|---|
| n (%) | Between-group differences | |
| Gender Female Male Non-binary Prefer not to say | 211 (64.5) 111 (33.9) 2 (0.6) 3 (0.9) | Cohort: χ2(3, n = 327) = 3.29, p = 0.349 Tuition fees: χ2(3, n = 327) = 2.19, p = 0.828 |
| Age (years) Mean (SD) Range | 30.06 (3.08) 25–57 | 5 Cohort: t(325) = 9.64, p < 0.001 Tuition fees: t(299) = 8.42, p < 0.001 |
| Ethnicity White background Black background Asian background Mixed or multiple ethnic group Other | 264 (80.7) 25 (7.6) 23 (7.0) 11 (3.4) 4 (1.2) | Cohort: χ2(4, n = 327) = 1.49, p = 0.534 Tuition fees: χ2(4, n = 327) = 3.65, p = 0.456 |
| Between-group differences | ||
| Gender | 211 (64.5) | Cohort: |
| Age (years) | 5 | |
| Ethnicity | 264 (80.7) | Cohort: |
Notes:
For between-group differences in Cohort (2011 and before vs 2012 and after) and tuition fees level (0–4k vs 8–9k), chi-squared (χ2) is reported for gender and ethnicity and independent t-tests for age
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