Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at baseline (N = 234).
Characteristics | Control (n = 117) | Health Check (n = 117) | Total (n = 234) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 61.9 | (11.47) | 60.7 | (11.85) | 61.3 | (11.65) |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 50 | 42.7 | 36 | 30.8 | 86 | 36.8 |
Female | 67 | 57.3 | 81 | 69.2 | 148 | 63.2 |
Highest level of education | ||||||
No qualifications/left school at 16 years | 25 | 21.4 | 19 | 16.2 | 44 | 18.8 |
Finished school at or before age of 15 years | 36 | 30.8 | 39 | 33.3 | 75 | 32.1 |
Completed GCSEs, O-Levels or equivalent | 21 | 17.9 | 26 | 22.2 | 47 | 20.1 |
Completed A levels or equivalent | 5 | 4.3 | 9 | 7.7 | 14 | 6.0 |
Completed further education but not degree | 22 | 18.8 | 14 | 12.0 | 36 | 15.4 |
Completed a bachelor’s degree/masters/PhD | 8 | 6.8 | 10 | 8.5 | 18 | 7.7 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed full time | 15 | 12.8 | 11 | 9.4 | 26 | 11.1 |
Employed part time | 12 | 10.3 | 9 | 7.7 | 21 | 9.0 |
Full-time homemaker | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.3 |
Retired | 58 | 49.6 | 50 | 42.7 | 108 | 46.2 |
Unemployed | 15 | 12.8 | 22 | 18.8 | 37 | 15.8 |
Self-employed | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.6 |
Disabled or too ill to work | 13 | 11.1 | 19 | 16.2 | 32 | 13.7 |
Prefer not to say | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
Home/living arrangement | ||||||
Own outright | 48 | 41.0 | 34 | 29.1 | 82 | 35.0 |
Own mortgage | 8 | 6.8 | 12 | 10.3 | 20 | 8.5 |
Rent form local authority/housing association | 44 | 37.6 | 49 | 41.9 | 93 | 39.7 |
Rent privately | 14 | 12.0 | 17 | 14.5 | 31 | 13.2 |
Living with family or friends | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.6 |
Prefer not to say | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 0.9 |
Current relationship | ||||||
Living with partner/spouse | 63 | 53.8 | 60 | 51.3 | 123 | 52.6 |
Living alone (not living with partner/spouse) | 51 | 43.6 | 52 | 44.4 | 103 | 44.0 |
Prefer not to say | 3 | 2.6 | 5 | 4.3 | 8 | 3.4 |
Ethnic group | ||||||
White | 115 | 98.3 | 114 | 97.4 | 229 | 97.9 |
White and Black Caribbean | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
White and Black African | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Pakistani | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
Caribbean | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
Other ethnic group | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (n = 82) | ||||||
10% most deprived | 15 | 36.6 | 16 | 39.0 | 31 | 37.8 |
10–20% most deprived | 9 | 22.0 | 9 | 22.0 | 18 | 22.0 |
20–30% most deprived | 7 | 17.1 | 6 | 14.6 | 13 | 15.9 |
30–40% most deprived | 6 | 14.6 | 3 | 7.3 | 9 | 11.0 |
50% least deprived | 4 | 9.8 | 7 | 17.1 | 11 | 13.4 |
Index of Multiple Deprivation (n = 152) | ||||||
10% most deprived | 47 | 61.8 | 37 | 48.7 | 84 | 55.3 |
20% most deprived | 9 | 11.8 | 12 | 15.8 | 21 | 13.8 |
30% most deprived | 3 | 3.9 | 8 | 10.5 | 11 | 7.2 |
40% most deprived | 4 | 5.3 | 8 | 10.5 | 12 | 7.9 |
50% most deprived | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.3 |
50% least deprived | 3 | 3.9 | 6 | 7.9 | 9 | 5.9 |
40% least deprived | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.0 |
30% least deprived | 6 | 7.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 7 | 4.6 |
20% least deprived | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 |
10% least deprived | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
Have you had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 27 | 23.1 | 21 | 18.3 | 48 | 20.7 |
No | 90 | 76.9 | 94 | 81.7 | 184 | 79.3 |
Has your partner had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 21 | 18.1 | 15 | 12.9 | 36 | 15.5 |
No | 95 | 81.9 | 101 | 87.1 | 196 | 84.5 |
Has a close family member had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 83 | 70.9 | 93 | 79.5 | 176 | 75.2 |
No | 34 | 29.1 | 24 | 20.5 | 58 | 24.8 |
Has another family member had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 65 | 55.6 | 61 | 53.0 | 126 | 54.3 |
No | 52 | 44.4 | 54 | 47.0 | 106 | 45.7 |
Has a close friend had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 67 | 57.8 | 65 | 56.5 | 132 | 57.1 |
No | 49 | 42.2 | 50 | 43.5 | 99 | 42.9 |
Has another friend had cancer? | ||||||
Yes | 80 | 69.0 | 72 | 62.6 | 152 | 65.8 |
No | 36 | 31.0 | 43 | 37.4 | 79 | 34.2 |
