Table 1

Characteristics of communities (2004 data)

Intervention areaControl areaDoncaster
Number of communities65
Population
 Mean per community27777816
 Range898–63655257–11 338
 Total16 66038 991286 862
Classification of household deprivation (range)41.3 (43.8–38.4)37.7 (36.7–40.1)
Lung cancer incidence (age standardised per 100 000 pop/year) (range)130 (100–160)79 (59–95)65.1
Lung cancer mortality (per 100 000 pop/year) (range)69 (53–91)45 (37–58)39.1