Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group n = 3452 | 40-59 | 1519 | 44.0 |
| 60-69 | 945 | 27.4 | |
| 70+ | 988 | 28.6 | |
| Sex n = 3461 | male | 1457 | 42.1 |
| female | 2004 | 57.9 | |
| Income n = 2958 | <£10,000 | 720 | 24.3 |
| £10,000 - £25,000 | 1166 | 39.4 | |
| £25,001 - £40,000 | 581 | 19.6 | |
| £40,001 - £75,000 | 319 | 10.8 | |
| >£75,000 | 172 | 5.8 | |
| Ethnicity n = 3453 | White British | 3,096 | 89.7 |
| White Other | 159 | 4.6 | |
| Mixed | 40 | 1.2 | |
| Asian or Asian British | 90 | 2.6 | |
| Black or Black British | 46 | 1.3 | |
| Chinese | 10 | 0.3 | |
| Other Ethnic Group | 12 | 0.4 | |
| Education n = 3388 | None | 1,001 | 29.6 |
| GCSE or equivalent | 781 | 23.1 | |
| Vocational / ‘A’ level | 850 | 25.1 | |
| Degree and higher | 756 | 22.3 | |
| Employment n = 3446 | Retired | 1,673 | 48.5 |
| Not in paid employment | 379 | 11.0 | |
| Working part time | 607 | 17.6 | |
| Working full time | 787 | 22.8 | |
| Cancer diagnosis – self n = 3463 | Yes | 522 | 15.1 |
| No | 2941 | 84.9 | |
| Cancer – family/ close friend n = 3465 | Yes | 2597 | 75.0 |
| No | 868 | 25.1 | |
| Convenience of hospital n = 3461 | Very convenient | 1,388 | 40.1 |
| Quite convenient | 1,621 | 46.8 | |
| Quite inconvenient | 323 | 9.3 | |
| Very inconvenient | 129 | 3.7 | |
| Travel time to hospital n = 3463 | <0.5 h | 1,759 | 50.8 |
| 0.5 – 1 h | 1,458 | 42.1 | |
| >1 h | 246 | 7.1 |