Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the overall study sample (row percentages)a
Participants (N = 1079) | Non-participants (N = 243) | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Age | |||||
55 years | 254 | (23.54) | 53 | (21.81) | 0.385 |
56 years | 667 | (61.82) | 146 | (60.08) | |
57 years | 158 | (14.64) | 44 | (18.11) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 528 | (48.93) | 103 | (42.39) | 0.065 |
Female | 551 | (51.07) | 140 | (57.61) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Other | 75 | (6.97) | 27 | (11.20) | 0.026 |
White | 1001 | (93.03) | 214 | (88.80) | |
Living arrangement | |||||
Married or living with partner | 860 | (79.85) | 179 | (73.97) | 0.043 |
Single, divorced or widowed | 217 | (20.15) | 63 | (26.03) | |
Markers of socioeconomic deprivation | |||||
markers | 845 | (78.97) | 170 | (70.54) | < 0.001 |
1 marker | 171 | (15.98) | 42 | (17.43) | |
2–3 markers | 54 | (5.05) | 29 | (12.03) | |
Index of Multiple Deprivation IMD | |||||
1st quintile (least deprived) | 401 | (37.72) | 80 | (33.76) | 0.239 |
2nd quintile | 262 | (24.65) | 53 | (22.36) | |
3rd quintile | 177 | (16.65) | 40 | (16.88) | |
4rd quintile | 130 | (12.23) | 33 | (13.92) | |
5th quintile (most deprived) | 93 | (8.75) | 31 | (13.08) | |
Paid employment | |||||
No | 172 | (16.09) | 61 | (25.31) | 0.001 |
Yes | 897 | (83.91) | 180 | (74.69) | |
Self-rated health | |||||
Excellent, good | 932 | (86.46) | 179 | (73.97) | < 0.001 |
Fair, poor | 146 | (13.54) | 63 | (26.03) | |
Initial interest in Bowel Scope | |||||
Very, moderately | 1022 | (95.13) | 123 | (51.04) | < 0.001 |
Slightly, not at all | 52 | (4.87) | 118 | (48.96) | |
Extend to which book was read | |||||
None, some or most | 252 | (28.00) | 78 | (44.32) | < 0.001 |
All of it | 648 | (72.00) | 98 | (55.68) | |