Table 1 Characteristics of the sample, England, 2014, n = 1307
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 60-65 | 681 (52 %) |
 66-70 | 626 (48 %) |
Sex | |
 Male | 664 (51 %) |
 Female | 643 (49 %) |
Ethnicity | |
 White | 1249 (96 %) |
 Non-white | 58 (4 %) |
Educational attainment | |
 Degree level or higher | 252 (19 %) |
 School level | 581 (44 %) |
 No formal qualifications | 416 (32 %) |
 Missing | 58 (4 %) |
Social grade | |
 A/B (upper/middle class) | 332 (25 %) |
 C1 (lower middle class) | 289 (22 %) |
 C2 (skilled working class) | 240 (18 %) |
 D (working class) | 151 (12 %) |
 E (non-working/unemployed) | 295 (23 %) |
Amount read of ‘The Facts’ | |
 None | 287 (22 %) |
 A little | 42 (3 %) |
 Some of it | 85 (7 %) |
 Most of it | 116 (9 %) |
 Almost all of it | 97 (7 %) |
 Almost all of it | 680 (52 %) |
Screening uptake status | |
 ‘Ever’ | 908 (69 %) |
 ‘Never’ | 399 (31 %) |