Demographic characteristics of the sample (n = 811)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| *These participants stated a religion but answered “NA” to whether they were practising, making it impossible to code them in this variable. | |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–20 | 251 (30.9) |
| 21–23 | 310 (38.2) |
| 24–30 | 250 (30.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 622 (76.7) |
| Married/cohabiting | 185 (22.8) |
| Separated/divorced | 4 (0.5) |
| Ethnic group | |
| Asian/Asian British | 98 (12.1) |
| Black/black British | 18 (2.2) |
| Mixed | 39 (4.8) |
| Chinese | 61 (7.5) |
| White British | 384 (47.3) |
| White other | 171 (21.1) |
| Other | 19 (2.3) |
| Do not wish to answer | 21 (2.6) |
| Practising religion | |
| No religion | 229 (36.9) |
| Yes, practising | 241 (29.7) |
| Stated religion but not practising | 259 (31.9) |
| Missing* | 12 (1.5) |
| Subject being studied | |
| Arts | 308 (38.0) |
| Sciences (excluding medicine) | 326 (40.2) |
| Medicine | 177 (21.8) |
| Previous awareness of HPV | |
| Yes | 471 (58.1) |
| No | 340 (41.9) |