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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Service User Sample (N = 21) and a CIEIS comparison

From: Service user and carer experiences of seeking help for a first episode of psychosis: a UK qualitative study

Characteristics

Category

Respondents n (%)

Overall CIEIS (%)*

Gender

Female

6 (28.6%)

40%

 

Male

15 (71.4%)

60%

Age

Mean age

26.5 (SD 5.07)

23.5 (SD 5.57)

Ethnicity

White British

3 (14.3%)

41.1%

 

White Other

4 (19%)

14.2%

 

Black African

3 (14.3%)

14.2%

 

Black Caribbean

5 (23.8%)

5.8%

 

Asian Bangladeshi

4 (19%)

7.4%

 

Mixed Race

2 (9.5%)

7.5%

DUP

Median DUP (days)

106

118

 

< 3 months

10/21 (48%)

48/117 (41%)

  1. SD = Standard deviation.
  2. * Figures are based on overall CIEIS service user statistics in 2009.