group4,5600.964,4680.3149,2740.6Abbreviation: UK, United Kingdom.a See references 4 and 5 for further information about census data.b Excludes 2,778 UK Biobank participants aged 40–69 years who were missing data on ethnicity or responded “prefer not to answer” or “do not know.”c Included white British, white Irish, and other white background.d Included Caribbean, African, and other black background.e Included white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, and other mixed ethnic background.Table 2.Comparison of the Property Ownership Status of UK Biobank Participants (Recruited in 2006–2010) With Census Data for the Age Group 50–64 Years in England and Wales in 2001aProperty Ownership StatusbUK Biobank (n = 284,400)2001 UK Census (n = 9,098,700)No. of Persons%No. of Persons%Owned outright161,31856.73,690,99640.6Owned with mortgage or loan96,42733.93,599,56039.6Shared ownership6820.233,9710.4Rented from council (local authority), housing association, or registered social landlord16,4075.81,187,42213.1Rented from private landlord/letting agency7,5142.6418,9004.6Living in accommodation rent-free2,0520.7117,3441.3Living in a communal establishmentcN/AN/A49,8770.5Abbreviations: N/A, not available; UK, United Kingdom.a See the 2001 UK Census aggregate data set (4) for further information about census data.b Excludes 4,313 UK Biobank participants aged 50–64 years who were missing data on property ownership status or who responded “none of the above” or “prefer not to answer.”c Category not included in the UK Biobank questionnaire.
