Table 2 Multivariate analysis: breast and bowel screening uptakes by deprivation

1 & 2 (Least)

15535

80.86

1 (-)

3

17387

78.35

0.87** (0.82, 0.91)

Breast screening

4

15894

72.54

0.64** (0.61, 0.68)

Round 1: 1989–92

5

5224

68.09

0.53** (0.49, 0.56)

6 & 7 (Most)

3193

61.13

0.41** (0.38, 0.45)

1 & 2 (Least)

17374

80.99

1 (-)

3

18390

79.28

0.91** (0.86, 0.95)

Breast screening

4

15847

75.12

0.73** (0.69, 0.77)

Round 2: 1992–95

5

5051

68.62

0.53** (0.50, 0.57)

6 & 7 (Most)

3020

61.39

0.42** (0.38, 0.45)

1 (Least)

16903

82.18

1 (-)

2

17002

81.27

0.95⁺ (0.90, 1.00)

Breast screening

3

17228

80.50

0.91** (0.86, 0.96)

Round 5: 2001–04

4

17117

76.37

0.72** (0.68, 0.76)

5 (Most)

17351

67.60

0.48** (0.45, 0.50)

1 (Least)

16107

67.78

1 (-)

2

23420

66.95

0.96* (0.92, 1.00)

Bowel screening

3

25225

65.03

0.88** (0.84, 0.91)

Round 1: 2000–02

4

28301

58.68

0.68** (0.66, 0.71)

5 (Most)

29855

46.34

0.44** (0.42, 0.45)

1 (Least)

14444

63.18

1 (-)

2

21831

61.45

0.92** (0.88, 0.96)

Bowel screening

3

24090

59.55

0.84** (0.81, 0.88)

Round 2: 2003–05

4

26852

52.80

0.66** (0.63, 0.68)

5 (Most)

28823

40.98

0.43** (0.41, 0.45)