Table 1.
Sample characteristics for cervical screening-eligible and CRC screening-eligible participants in the UK, August–September 2020.
| Cervical screening eligible sample (N = 2319) | CRC screening eligible sample (N = 2502) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 0 | 1572 (62.8%) |
| Female | 2306 (99.4%) | 927 (37.1%) | |
| Other | 13 (0.6%) | 3 (0.1%) | |
| Age | 25–34 | 607 (26.2%) | 0 |
| 35–44 | 649 (28.0%) | 0 | |
| 45–54 | 596 (25.7%) | 33 (1.3%)1 | |
| 55–64 | 467 (20.1%) | 718 (28.7%) | |
| 65–74 | 0 | 1751 (70.0%) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 2005 (86.5%) | 2419 (96.7%) |
| Ethnic minorities2 | 312 (13.5%) | 79 (3.2%) | |
| Missing | 2 (0.01%) | 4 (0.2%) | |
| Relationship status | Married/ in a relationship | 1603 (69.1%) | 1745 (69.7%) |
| Single/ never married | 478 (20.6%) | 234 (9.4%) | |
| Divorced/ separated/ widowed | 228 (9.8%) | 515 (20.6%) | |
| Missing | 10 (0.4%) | 8 (0.3%) | |
| Educational attainment | Degree/ higher degree | 942 (40.6%) | 907 (36.3%) |
| Higher education qualification/ A-levels or Highers/ ONC/ BTEC | 782 (33.7%) | 773 (30.9%) | |
| O level/ GCSEs/ No formal qualifications |
552 (23.8%) | 767 (30.7%) | |
| Missing | 43 (1.9%) | 55 (2.2%) | |
| Smoking status | Never smoked | 1159 (50.0%) | 1144 (45.7%) |
| Used to smoke | 611 (26.4%) | 1081 (43.2%) | |
| Smoke every day/ not every day | 528 (22.8%) | 246 (9.8%) | |
| Missing | 21 (0.9%) | 31 (1.2%) | |
| UK nation | Wales | 455 (19.6%) | 1030 (41.2%) |
| Scotland | 140 (6.0%) | 218 (8.7%) | |
| Northern Ireland | 38 (1.6%) | 27 (1.1%) | |
| England | 1680 (72.5%) | 1217 (48.6%) | |
| Missing | 6 (0.3%) | 10 (0.4%) | |
| Disability | No | 1892 (81.6%) | 1985 (79.3%) |
| Yes | 374 (16.1%) | 475 (19.0%) | |
| Missing | 53 (2.3%) | 42 (1.7%) | |
| Cancer history | No | 522 (22.5%) | 347 (13.9%) |
| Yes, self | 117 (5.1%) | 347 (13.9%) | |
| Yes, others 3 | 1680 (72.5%) | 1808 (72.3%) | |
| Previous cervical/CRC screening participation | Yes | 1696 (73.1%) | 2035 (81.3%) |
| No | 516 (22.3%) | 358 (14.3%) | |
| Missing | 107 (4.6%) | 109 (4.4%) | |
| Reason for non-participation in previous cervical screening (N = 516) | No, not going was not related to coronavirus | 363 (70.4%) | |
| Yes, I tried to go but wasn't able to due to coronavirus | 63 (12.2%) | ||
| Yes, I chose not to go due to coronavirus | 76 (14.7%) | ||
| Missing | 14 (2.7%) | ||
| Screening intention when next invited | Yes, definitely | 1704 (73.5%) | 2109 (84.3%) |
| Yes, probably | 283 (12.2%) | 173 (6.9%) | |
| No, probably not | 128 (5.5%) | 109 (4.4%) | |
| No, definitely not | 91 (3.9%) | 52 (2.1%) | |
| Don't know | 113 (4.9%) | 59 (2.4%) | |
| I am confident that I would be safe from coronavirus if I needed to attend an appointment at a hospital | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 1448 (62.4%) | 1643 (65.7%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 563 (24.3%) | 606 (24.2%) | |
| Missing | 308 (13.3%) | 253 (10.1%) | |
| I am confident that I would be safe from coronavirus if I needed to attend an appointment at my GP surgery | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 1569 (67.7%) | 1888 (75.5%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 461 (19.9%) | 420 (16.8%) | |
| Missing | 289 (12.5%) | 194 (7.8%) | |
| I am worried about delays to cancer tests and investigations caused by coronavirus | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 1735 (74.8%) | 1911 (76.4%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 344 (14.8%) | 399 (16.0%) | |
| Missing | 240 (10.4%) | 192 (7.7%) | |
| I am less likely to attend a cancer screening appointment now than I was before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 684 (29.5%) | 466 (18.6%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 1388 (59.9%) | 1851 (74.0%) | |
| Missing | 247 (10.7%) | 185 (7.4%) | |
| I am worried about delays to cancer screening caused by coronavirus | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 1730 (74.6%) | 1880 (75.1%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 355 (15.3%) | 427 (17.1%) | |
| Missing | 234 (10.1%) | 195 (7.8%) | |
| Cancer screening saves lives | Strongly/ somewhat agree | 2133 (92.0%) | 2421 (96.8%) |
| Strongly/ somewhat disagree | 84 (3.6%) | 38 (1.5%) | |
| Missing | 102 (4.4%) | 43 (1.7%) | |
1
Only participants age 50–59 residing in Scotland included.
2
Includes: ‘Mixed/multiple ethnic groups’, ‘Asian/Asian British’, ‘black/African/Caribbean/black British’, ‘other ethnic group’.
3
Includes: Partner, someone in immediate family, someone in wider family, close friend, someone else in family or friends.