Table 2.
Sample characteristics (n=597)
| n | % | |
| Age (years) | ||
| 50–54 | 171 | 28.6 |
| 55–59 | 180 | 30.2 |
| 60–64 | 246 | 41.2 |
| Education | ||
| No formal qualifications | 29 | 4.9 |
| Any below degree | 312 | 52.3 |
| Degree | 237 | 39.7 |
| Other/still studying | 19 | 3.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White British | 551 | 92.3 |
| Non-white British | 40 | 6.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or cohabiting | 314 | 52.6 |
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 121 | 20.3 |
| Single | 155 | 26.0 |
| Heard of HPV | ||
| Yes | 433 | 72.5 |
| No/don’t know | 164 | 27.5 |
| Currently in a sexual relationship | ||
| Yes | 197 | 33.0 |
| No | 370 | 62.0 |
| Prefer not to say | 30 | 5.0 |
| Number of partners over the lifetime | ||
| None | 40 | 6.7 |
| 1 | 135 | 22.6 |
| 2–3 | 123 | 20.6 |
| 4–10 | 158 | 26.5 |
| >10 | 90 | 15.1 |
| Prefer not to say | 50 | 8.4 |
| Last new partner | ||
| Within the last 10 years | 105 | 17.6 |
| Within the last 20 years | 99 | 16.6 |
| 20 years or more | 332 | 55.6 |
| Prefer not to say | 58 | 9.7 |
| Screening status | ||
| Up to date | 125 | 20.9 |
| Overdue | 367 | 61.5 |
| Never had a test | 105 | 17.6 |
Note: percentages that do not add up to 100% are due to missing data.
HPV, human papillomavirus.