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Table 1 Demographic details of participants (n = 41)

From: Knowledge and experience of cancer prevention and screening among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: a participatory qualitative study

Self-defined ethnicity and nationality

Sex

Age

Type of housing

Highest educational qualification

Gypsies and Travellers (Welsh) (n = 20)

Female: 14

Male: 6

Range 18–71 years (median 35)

Caravan/chalet: 14

Housed: 6

No qualification: 11

GCSE: 3

Diploma: 3

Bachelor degree: 2

Not stated: 1

Gypsies and Travellers (English) (n = 5)

Female: 4

Male: 1

Range 30–77 years (median 69)

Caravan/chalet: 3

Housed: 2

No qualification: 4

Diploma: 1

Showpeople (English) (n = 2)

Female: 2

Range 22–49 years

Caravan/chalet: 2

No qualification: 1

GCSE: 1

Roma (Slovakian) (n = 10)

Female: 7

Male: 3

Range 19–58 years (median 29)

Housed: 10

GCSE: 7

Master’s degree: 1

A-level: 1

Not stated: 1

Roma (Romanian) (n = 4)

Female: 3

Male: 1

Range 19–28 years (median 22)

Housed: 4

No qualification: 2

GCSE: 2

Total (n = 41)

Female: 30

Male: 11

Range 18–77 years

Housed: 22

Caravan/chalet: 19

No qualification: 18

GCSE: 13

Diploma: 4

Bachelor degree: 2

Not stated: 2

A-level: 1

Master’s degree: 1

  1. Key
  2. GCSE General certificate of secondary education (school-leaving exam at age 16 years)
  3. A-level Advanced level (exam at age 18 years)
  4. Diploma Higher Education award below the standard of a Bachelor’s Degree