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. 2013 Aug 5;18(5):703–714. doi: 10.1111/hex.12117

Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Participant characteristic n (%)
Gender
Male 7 (39)
Female 11 (61)
Marital Status
Married/living with partner 6 (33)
Single/divorced/separated 9 (50)
Widowed 3 (17)
English as first language 18 (100)
Living arrangement
Own home/mortgage 9 (50)
Renting/Other 9 (50)
Employment
Currently employed 10 (56)
Unemployed/disabled or too ill to work 6 (33)
Retired 2 (11)
Education
≤ GCSE or O‐Level 4 (22)
> GCSE or O‐Level 14 (78)
Ethnicitya
White 15 (83)
Non‐white 2 (11)
Previous cancer diagnosis
Yes 2 (11)
No 16 (89)
Know at least one person diagnosed with cancer
Yes 15 (83)
No 3 (17)
Breast screening historyb
Yes 11 (100)
No 0 (0)
Cervical screening historyb
Yes 10 (91)
No 1 (9)
a

One participant elected not to answer this item.

b

Women only.