Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample, England, 2014, n = 1307
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 60-65 | 681 (52 %) |
| 66-70 | 626 (48 %) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 664 (51 %) |
| Female | 643 (49 %) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 1249 (96 %) |
| Non-white | 58 (4 %) |
| Educational attainment | |
| Degree level or higher | 252 (19 %) |
| School level | 581 (44 %) |
| No formal qualifications | 416 (32 %) |
| Missing | 58 (4 %) |
| Social grade | |
| A/B (upper/middle class) | 332 (25 %) |
| C1 (lower middle class) | 289 (22 %) |
| C2 (skilled working class) | 240 (18 %) |
| D (working class) | 151 (12 %) |
| E (non-working/unemployed) | 295 (23 %) |
| Amount read of ‘The Facts’ | |
| None | 287 (22 %) |
| A little | 42 (3 %) |
| Some of it | 85 (7 %) |
| Most of it | 116 (9 %) |
| Almost all of it | 97 (7 %) |
| Almost all of it | 680 (52 %) |
| Screening uptake status | |
| ‘Ever’ | 908 (69 %) |
| ‘Never’ | 399 (31 %) |