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