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Table 2 Sample demographics, and significance testing of sample of women in London (June-July 2017)

From: A population survey on beliefs around cervical cancer screening: determining the barriers and facilitators associated with attendance

 

N

Number regular attenders

% regular attenders

Pearson Chi-Square

p value

Age (N = 461)

   

1.586

.453

 24–34 

118

72

61.0%

  

 35–49 

201

133

66.2%

  

 50–64 

142

97

68.3%

  

Ethnicity (N = 414) a

   

3.738

.443

 Did not disclose

20

10

50%

  

 White 

290

190

65.5%

  

 Biracial 

14

10

71.4%

  

 Asian 

36

27

75.0%

  

 Black 

50

32

64.0%

  

 Any other ethnic group 

4

1

25.0%

  

Employment status (N = 461)

   

7.343

.196

 Employed, working full-time 

227

149

65.6%

  

 Employed, working part-time 

95

67

70.5%

  

 Not employed, looking for work

35

22

62.9%

  

 Not employed, NOT looking for work 

51

27

52.9%

  

 Retired 

25

20

80%

  

 Disabled, not able to work 

28

17

60.7%

  

Household Income (N = 461)

   

11.823

.066

 Less than £24,999 

128

79

61.7%

  

 £25,000—£34,999 

78

53

67.9%

  

 £35,000—£49,999

69

36

52.2%

  

 £50,000—£74,999

65

49

75.4%

  

 £75,000—£99,999

32

23

71.9%

  

 £100,000 or more

24

19

79.2%

  

 Do not wish to disclose 

65

43

66.2%

  

Relationship status (N = 461)

   

19.304

.002

 Single 

160

86

53.8%

  

 Single, cohabiting with a significant other/domestic partnership 

77

49

63.6%

  

 Married/In a civil union 

173

132

76.3%

  

 Separated 

17

11

64.7%

  

 Divorced 

25

18

72.0%

  

 Widowed 

9

6

66.7%

  

Education (N = 461)b

   

0.685

.953

 0-level/GCSE

71

46

64.8%

  

 A-level/Secondary school graduate

63

40

63.5%

  

 Trade/Technical/Vocational qualification

73

48

65.8%

  

 Bachelor’s degree

157

106

67.5%

  

 Masters/other postgraduate degree

86

54

63.0%

  

 Other, please specify

11

8

72.7%

  

English first language? (N = 461)

   

1.140

.286

 Yes

361

232

64.3%

  

 No

100

70

70%

  
  1. a A single respondent of ‘Arab’ in the ethnicity categories was classified as ‘Asian’, and the categories of Other and Biracial were combined to allow the Chi Squared test to be conducted (with no expected values < 5)
  2. b The ‘other’ category was removed for performing the chi squared test