Attending a screening

• Around three quarters of respondents report attending an appointment in the last three years (74%), whilst 15% have not, and 11% are unsure
• The likelihood of reported attendance in the last three years decreases with age, with those aged 25-34 most likely to report attendance (83%), compared to just under two thirds of those aged 55-64. Around a third of those aged 65-74 report attending a screening in the last three years; however, this may be because they are no longer eligible due to age or because they are only invited to attend once every five years
• Some groups are less likely to report attending a screening in the last three years: those with a disability, from ‘Asian or Asian British’ and ‘other’ ethnic groups, smokers, and people who have had vaginal, bladder, kidney or vulval cancer
• Whilst some groups are more likely to report attending a recent screening: those who have never given birth, people without a weakened immune system and those from Black or Black British ethnic groups
• Respondents from the LGBTQ+ community are just as likely to report attending a screening as those outside the community

Have you been to a cervical screening appointment in the last three years?

This chart shows that 74% of respondents report attending an appointment in the last three years, 15% have not and 11% are unsure.

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by age:
Of those aged 25-34 years, 83% report attending an appointment, 13% have not, and 4% are unsure.
Of those aged 35-44 years, 81% report attending an appointment, 11% have not, and 8% are unsure.
Of those aged 45-54 years, 79% report attending an appointment, 12% have not, and 9% are unsure.
Of those aged 55-64 years, 65% report attending an appointment, 18% have not, and 18% are unsure.
Of those aged 65-74 years, 36% report attending an appointment, 43% have not, and 21% are unsure.

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those with or without a disability:
Of those with a disability, 70% report attending an appointment, 17% have not, and 13% are unsure.
Of those without a disability, 76% report attending an appointment, 14% have not, and 10% are unsure.

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those with or without mental ill health:
Of those with mental ill health, 71% report attending an appointment, 18% have not, and 12% are unsure
Of those without mental ill health, 74% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 11% are unsure

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by ethnicity:
Of those from White or White British ethnic groups, 75% report attending an appointment, 14% have not, and 11% are unsure
Of those from Asian or Asian British ethnic groups, 68% report attending an appointment, 25% have not, and 7% are unsure
Of those from Black or Black British ethnic groups, 82% report attending an appointment, 14% have not, and 4% are unsure
Of those from mixed/ multiple ethnic groups, 75% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 10% are unsure
Of those from other ethnic groups, 71% report attending an appointment, 24% have not, and 6% are unsure

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community:
Of those describing themselves as part of the LGBTQ+ community, 73% report attending an appointment, 20% have not, and 7% are unsure
Of those not describing themselves as part of the LGBTQ+ community, 74% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 12% are unsure

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by smokers and non-smokers:
Of those who are smokers, 70% report attending an appointment, 17% have not, and 13% are unsure
Of those who are non-smokers, 75% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 10% are unsure

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those who have ever given birth:
Of those who have ever given birth, 74% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 12% are unsure
Of those who have never given birth, 77% report attending an appointment, 16% have not, and 7% are unsure

**Vaginal, bladder, kidney, or vulval

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those who have had a related cancer:
Of those who have had a related cancer, 67% report attending an appointment, 23% have not, and 11% are unsure
Of those who have not had a related cancer, 74% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 11% are unsure

This chart shows attendance in the last three years by those with a weakened immune system:
Of those who have a weakened immune system, 69% report attending an appointment, 18% have not, and 13% are unsure
Of those who do not have a weakened immune system, 76% report attending an appointment, 15% have not, and 10% are unsure