Table 3 Mean FOBt attitude scores, and OR indicating association between practice and socio-demographic characteristics of respondents with positive attitudes towards FOBt

Practice Attributes

Practice list size

Less than 3,800

200 (20.8)

1.1 (0.7 to 1.6)

p = 0.792

3,800 to 5,499

187 (19.5)

0.9 (0.6 to 1.4)

p = 0.742

5,500 to 7,999

215 (22.4)

0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)

p = 0.525

8,000 to 10,889

177 (18.4)

1.0 (0.6 to 1.5)

p = 0.940

10,890 or more

178 (18.5)

Reference

% of practice patients over 50

Less than 25

96 (10.0)

Reference

25 to 49

530 (55.2)

0.7 (0.5 to 1.1)

p = 0.118

50 to 74

245 (25.5)

0.6 (0.4 to 1.0)

p = 0.053

75 to 100

3 (0.3)

0.7 (0.1 to 8.0)

p = 0.774

Practice IMD quartile

Quartile 1 (least deprived)

227 (23.6)

0.7 (0.5 to 1.1)

p = 0.107

Quartile 2

276 (28.8)

0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)

p = 0.012

Quartile 3

234 (24.3)

0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)

p = 0.032

Quartile 4 (most deprived)

223 (23.2)

Reference

Practice GP count

Single handed

68 (7.1)

1.3 (0.5 to 3.0)

p = 0.603

2 to 4 GPs

495 (51.6)

0.9 (0.4 to 1.8)

p = 0.733

5 to 7 GPs

249 (25.9)

0.7 (0.3 to 1.5)

p = 0.354

8 to 10 GPs

115 (12.0)

0.9 (0.4 to 2.0)

p = 0.794

11 or more GPs

33 (3.4)

Reference

Socio-demographic characteristics

Ethnic group

White British

719 (74.9)

Reference

Asian/Asian British

150 (15.6)

1.9 (1.3 to 2.7)

p = 0.001

Other

88 (9.2)

1.3 (0.8 to 2.0)

p = 0.334

Medical school affiliation

Yes

259 (27.0)

1.3 (1.0 to 1.8)

p = 0.094

No

621 (64.7)

Reference

Personal experience of CRC screening

Yes

98 (10.2)

1.6 (1.1 to 2.4)

p = 0.044

No

836 (87.1)

Reference

All respondents

960 (100.0)