Table 2. Agreement with statements regarding attitudes to screening and radiographer gender.

Statement	Strongly agree	Agree	Unsure	Disagree	Strongly disagree
I would be equally comfortable with a male radiographer as with a female radiographer for breast screening	224 (13.4%)	489 (29.3%)	348 (20.9%)	383 (23.0%)	223 (13.4%)
Gender would not matter – the only relevant issue is how good a radiographer is at his/her job	496 (29.9%)	544 (32.9%)	199 (12.0%)	294 (17.8%)	123 (7.4%)
Having my breast screening performed is more important to me than any concern about the gender of staff dealing with me	743 (44.6%)	558 (33.5%)	144 (8.6%)	155 (9.3%)	6 (4.0%)
It would be very embarrassing having a male radiographer for breast screening	280 (17.0%)	464 (28.1%)	222 (13.5%)	449 (27.2%)	234 (14.2%)
If there were male radiographers I would not return to BreastCheck for another screening appointment	121 (7.5%)	163 (10.0%)	298 (18.3%)	588 (36.1%)	457 (28.1%)
If I heard there could be male radiographers it would change my opinion of BreastCheck for the worse	160 (9.7%)	241 (14.7%)	231 (14.1%)	594 (36.2%)	415 (25.3%)