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Table 1 Sample Characteristics (n = 1013)

From: Ethnic inequalities in older adults bowel cancer awareness: findings from a community survey conducted in an ethnically diverse region in England

Characteristic

n (%)

Sex

 Male

485 (47.9)

 Female

476 (47.0)

 Missing / prefer not to say

52 (5.1)

Age (Years)

 60–65

351 (34.6)

 66–69

258 (25.5)

 70–75

242 (23.9)

 76+

140 (13.8)

 Missing / prefer not to say

22 (2.2)

Ethnicity

 White British / Irish

472 (46.6)

 South Asian

276 (27.2)

 Any other Asian ethnicity

51 (5.0)

 Afro-Caribbean

68 (6.7)

 Somali

63 (6.2)

 Arab

16 (1.6)

 Mixed / Other

58 (5.7)

 Missing / prefer not to say

9 (0.9)

Main Language

English

 English

622 (61.4)

 Any other language

376 (37.1)

 Missing / prefer not to say

15 (1.5)