Table 2. Cancer awareness score and barriers to help-seeking score (mean number, s.d.) by ethnicity.

Ethnic groups	White British		White Irish		Indian		Pakistani		Bangladeshi		Black Caribbean		Black African		Chinese		Other
Score	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers	Symptoms	Barriers
Total	7.5 (1.9)	1.8 (2.1)	7.4 (1.9)	2.0 (2.2)	6.3 (2.4)	2.3 (2.4)	6.0 (2.5)	2.1 (2.2)	5.6 (2.5)	2.2 (2.2)	6.3 (2.4)	1.8 (2.1)	5.6 (2.7)	1.7 (2.1)	6.3 (2.4)	2.3 (2.5)	6.5 (2.5)	2.0 (2.2)
Gender
Women	7.6 (1.8)a	1.9 (2.1)a	7.5 (1.8)	2.2 (2.4)	6.5 (2.2)	2.6 (2.5)a	6.0 (2.5)	2.3 (2.2)a	5.7 (2.5)	2.5 (2.1)a	6.6 (2.2)a	1.9 (2.3)	5.6 (2.7)	1.8 (2.2)a	6.5 (2.2)	2.4 (2.3)	6.7 (2.4)a	2.1 (2.2)a
Men	7.3 (2.0)	1.6 (2.0)	7.2 (1.9)	1.8 (1.9)	6.2 (2.5)	2.0 (2.3)	6.1 (2.5)	1.8 (2.2)	5.5 (2.4)	1.9 (2.2)	6.0 (2.5)	1.6 (1.8)	5.6 (2.7)	1.6 (2.1)	6.0 (2.5)	2.1 (2.7)	6.3 (2.5)	1.8 (2.2)
Age (years)
15–34	6.9 (2.1)a	2.3 (2.4)a	7.0 (1.9)a	2.5 (2.3)a	6.3 (2.4)	2.4 (2.4)a	6.1 (2.4)	2.3 (2.4)	5.7 (2.3)	2.4 (2.3)	5.8 (2.3)a	2.3 (2.5)a	5.6 (2.6)	1.8 (2.0)a	6.1 (2.3)	2.6 (2.8)	6.3 (2.5)a	2.1 (2.3)a
35–54	7.5 (1.8)	1.9 (2.1)	7.5 (1.8)	2.3 (2.2)	6.4 (2.3)	2.6 (2.5)	6.0 (2.5)	1.9 (2.1)	5.5 (2.6)	2.0 (2.2)	6.7 (2.2)	1.7 (2.0)	5.8 (2.8)	1.5 (2.2)	6.5 (2.5)	2.0 (2.2)	6.6 (2.4)	1.9 (2.2)
55–74	7.8 (1.7)	1.4 (1.8)	7.6 (1.8)	1.4 (1.9)	6.3 (2.4)	1.6 (2.1)	5.8 (2.7)	1.7 (2.1)	5.4 (2.7)	1.7 (1.8)	6.6 (2.3)	1.3 (1.8)	5.5 (2.7)	2.0 (2.2)	6.3 (2.3)	1.9 (2.5)	7.0 (2.3)	1.7 (2.1)
75+	7.2 (2.1)	1.2 (1.8)	7.2 (2.2)	1.7 (2.7)	6.0 (2.2)	1.5 (1.7)	7.8 (1.5)	1.1 (1.3)	4.0 (3.5)	1.6 (1.5)	5.8 (2.8)	1.0 (1.7)	5.1 (2.1)	2.1 (2.1)	5.6 (3.4)	1.5 (1.7)	5.5 (2.7)	1.6 (1.9)
Area income deprivation
1 (Most affluent)	7.6 (1.8)a	1.7 (2.0)	6.9 (2.2)	1.9 (2.2)	7.5 (1.6)a	2.1 (2.4)	6.8 (2.3)a	2.0 (2.4)	5.7 (2.3)a	2.3 (1.8)	7.0 (2.2)a	1.9 (2.8)	5.3 (2.7)	1.4 (1.8)	6.6 (2.4)	2.1 (3.1)	7.3 (1.9)a	2.2 (2.2)a
2 (Less affluent)	7.6 (1.8)	1.8 (2.1)	7.4 (2.0)	1.8 (1.9)	6.7 (2.3)	2.2 (2.5)	7.0 (2.1)	1.7 (2.1)	6.4 (2.9)	2.1 (2.0)	7.5 (1.9)	1.5 (1.7)	6.6 (2.6)	2.0 (2.1)	7.3 (1.8)	2.8 (3.0)	6.8 (2.4)	2.1 (2.2)
3 (Deprived)	7.5 (1.8)	1.8 (2.1)	7.6 (1.8)	2.1 (2.3)	6.4 (2.4)	2.3 (2.5)	5.9 (2.7)	2.3 (2.7)	6.1 (2.8)	1.8 (1.9)	6.6 (2.3)	2.0 (2.4)	5.9 (2.8)	1.5 (2.1)	6.1 (2.8)	2.3 (2.3)	6.7 (2.4)	2.2 (2.4)
4 (More deprived)	7.4 (1.9)	1.8 (2.1)	7.6 (1.7)	2.0 (1.9)	6.4 (2.4)	2.4 (2.3)	5.6 (2.7)	1.9 (2.2)	6.3 (2.2)	2.2 (2.5)	6.3 (2.3)	1.6 (1.9)	5.6 (2.7)	1.6 (2.3)	6.5 (2.3)	1.8 (2.0)	6.4 (2.6)	1.8 (2.3)
5 (Most deprived)	7.3 (2.0)	1.8 (2.1)	7.2 (1.8)	2.0 (2.4)	5.8 (2.3)	2.3 (2.4)	6.1 (2.4)	2.1 (2.1)	5.2 (2.4)	2.1 (2.2)	6.0 (2.4)	1.8 (2.2)	5.6 (2.6)	1.8 (2.1)	5.8 (2.1)	2.4 (2.6)	6.1 (2.5)	1.9 (2.3)

^aStatistically significant at P<0.05 level (95% confidence intervals). Possible range for Symptoms (cancer symptom awareness score) was 0 to 9. Possible range for Barriers (barriers to help-seeking score) was 0 to 10.