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. 2017 Jul;80:30–38. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.04.017

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the five non-participant types (n = 793).

Unaware Unengaged Undecided Decided not to be screened Intending to be screened
All (row %) 219 (28) 35 (4.5) 15 (1.9) 118 (15) 406 (51)
Age
 25–34 98 (45) 18 (51) 1 (20) 17 (15) 137 (34)
 35–44 58 (27) 6 (17) 0 (0) 25 (21) 129 (32)
 45–54 25 (11.3) 1 (4) 3 (23) 6 (5.3) 78 (19)
 50–64 38 (17) 10 (28) 9 (57) 69 (59) 61 (15)
Social grade
 AB 32 (15) 5 (14) 3 (20) 24 (21) 91 (22)
 C1 51 (25) 8 (23) 3 (19) 39 (33) 116 (29)
 C2 38 (17) 9 (25) 1 (6.0) 18 (15) 89 (22)
 D 57 (26) 5 (15) 4 (28) 19 (16) 66 (16)
 E 38 (17) 8 (22) 4 (26) 17 (15) 45 (11)
Working status
 Working full-time 68 (31) 12 (34) 2 (15) 48 (41) 150 (37)
 Working part-time 44 (20) 9 (25) 5 (35) 26 (22) 122 (30)
 Not working 107 (49) 15 (41) 7 (50) 44 (38) 133 (33)
Marital status
 Currently married 142 (65) 21 (59) 9 (60) 52 (45) 274 (68)
 Previously married 22 (10.2) 5 (14) 1 (5.5) 29 (25) 40 (9.8)
 Single 55 (25) 10 (27) 5 (34) 36 (31) 91 (23)
Children under 5 years
 No 158 (72) 24 (67) 12 (81) 107 (90) 299 (74)
 Yes 61 (28) 12 (33) 3 (19) 11 (9.6) 106 (26)
Ethnicity
 White British/Irish 80 (37) 17 (49) 11 (71) 90 (78) 289 (71)
 Any other white 41 (19) 5 (13) 2 (10.6) 10 (8.8) 39 (9.6)
 South Asian 53 (24) 6 (16) 1 (5.8) 8 (6.7) 40 (9.8)
 Black 32 (15) 4 (9.9) 1 (4.8) 6 (5.5) 22 (5.5)
 Mixed/other 11 (5) 4 (11.9) 1 (7.4) 2 (1.4) 15 (3.7)
First language
 English 92 (46) 23 (66) 11 (71) 98 (84) 331 (83)
 Other 109 (54) 12 (34) 4 (29) 19 (17) 70 (17)

Note: column n (column percentage), except where specified.