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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: “I think it is woven through me, and sadly that means it is woven through our family life”: the experiences and support needs of mothers with eating disorders

Characteristic

n

%

Gender

  

Female

18

100

Relationship status

  

Divorced

1

5.56

Single

2

11.11

Married/co-habiting/in a civil partnership

15

83.33

Ethnicity

  

White–British

12

66.67

Another White background

6

33.33

Employment status

  

Full-time employed

10

55.56

Self-employed/freelance, student, stay at home parent, or unemployed

7

38.89

Prefer not to say

1

5.56

Highest educational qualification

  

Completed secondary education

5

27.78

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

7

38.89

Postgraduate degree or equivalent

6

33.33

Number of children

  

1

3

16.67

2

13

72.22

3

1

5.56

4

1

5.56