Table 1. Comparison of social deprivation scores in the two groups (ascertained by postcode).

	Self-sampling group			Cervical cytology group
	Responders	Non-responders	Total	Responders	Non-responders	Total
Q1 (most deprived)	23 (5.1%)	430 (94.9%)	453	16 (4.0%)	386 (96.0%)	402
Q2	26 (6.6%)	367 (93.4%)	393	17 (4.0%)	403 (96.0%)	420
Q3	23 (6.4%)	336 (93.6%)	359	17 (4.5%)	357 (95.5%)	374
Q4	24 (8.3%)	264 (91.7%)	288	18 (6.1%)	278 (93.9%)	296
Q5 (most affluent)	0 (0.0%)	7 (100.0%)	7	0 (0.0%)	8 (100.0%)	8
Total	96	1404	1500	68	1432	1500

Responders are defined as women returning a self-sample or attending for cytology screening (not whether they returned a questionnaire).

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