Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Previous diagnosis of breast cancer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Total | ||
| Age | 60 - 65 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 66 - 70 | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
| 71 - 75 | 3 | 20 | 23 | |
| Unspecified | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethnic group | White British | 14 | 36 | 50 |
| Non-white | 0 | 18 | 18 | |
| White other | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unspecified | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Household income | Under £20,000 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| £21,000 - £39,000 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| £40,000 and above | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Unspecified | 2 | 13* | 15 | |
| Living arrangements | Lives alone | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Lives with partner | 8 | 24 | 32 | |
| Lives with others | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Unspecified | 0 | 10* | 10 | |
| Area | London | 5 | 36 | 41 |
| Outside London | 10 | 18 | 28 | |
*These data were not collected from the ten women participating in the Bengali focus group.