Table 1. Comparison of social deprivation scores in the two groups (ascertained by postcode).
Self-sampling group
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Cervical cytology group
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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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