Table 1

Focus group demographics

Group/demographic	Sixth form college	Sixth form college	Asian females	Employed	Students	Hostel residents	African-Caribbean males
Males to females	All female	All male	All female	1:5	1:7	4:4	All male
Age range	16–17	16–17	16–17	21–23	19–25	19–25	16–19
Self-reported ethnicities	Black- Caribbean Black- African Mixed Caucasian	Mixed Black- Caribbean Indian Black- Caribbean Irish	Pakistani Burmese Guyanese Indian Indian- Pakistani	Caucasian Black- African Black- Caribbean	Caucasian Bangladeshi	Black- African Black- Caribbean Spanish Kosovan	Mixed Black-African Black-Caribbean
Occupations	All studying for A levels	All studying for A levels	All studying for A levels	All working full/part time	All studying for degrees	Training Working Looking for work	Training Working Looking for work Other
Focus group setting	Sixth form college	Sixth form college	Sixth form college	Research institute	University	Hostel	Drop-in service
Number of participants	7	7	8	6	8	8	6
Percentage with self-reported mental health problems	43%	28.5%	57%	50%	62.5%	75%	50%