Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of individuals included in each phase for the coverage analyses
|
Characteristic |
Pre – no. tested |
During – no. tested |
Post – no. tested |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (% of total tested) | (% of total tested) | (% of total tested) | ||
|
Total Tested |
1025863 |
327675 |
201601 |
|
| (100) |
(100) |
(100) |
||
|
Sex |
Male |
313692 |
128818 |
70278 |
| (30.58) |
(39.31) |
(34.86) |
||
| |
Female |
712171 |
198857 |
131323 |
| (69.42) |
(60.69) |
(65.14) |
||
|
Age-group |
15-19 years |
573332 |
185464 |
110161 |
| (55.89) |
(56.60) |
(54.64) |
||
| |
20-24 years |
452531 |
142211 |
91440 |
| (44.11) |
(43.40) |
(45.36) |
||
|
Socio-economic class |
1 (most deprived) |
298433 |
93523 |
62265 |
| (29.09) |
(28.54) |
(30.89) |
||
| |
2 |
236452 |
76224 |
46812 |
| (23.05) |
(23.26) |
(23.22) |
||
| |
3 |
186571 |
61181 |
36530 |
| (18.19) |
(18.67) |
(18.12) |
||
| |
4 |
161345 |
51181 |
30145 |
| (15.73) |
(15.62) |
(14.95) |
||
| |
5 (least deprived) |
143062 |
45566 |
25849 |
| (13.95) |
(13.91) |
(12.82) |
||
|
Ethnicity |
White |
876975 |
283011 |
172849 |
| (85.49) |
(86.37) |
(85.74) |
||
| |
Black |
63885 |
16247 |
11519 |
| (6.23) |
(4.96) |
(5.71) |
||
| |
Asian |
36938 |
14453 |
8522 |
| (3.60) |
(4.41) |
(4.23) |
||
| |
Other |
48065 |
13964 |
8711 |
| (4.69) | (4.26) | (4.32) | ||
*614,772 (28%) Observations excluded because of missing/unknown sex, deprivation, age and ethnicity.