Characteristics of communities (2004 data)
| Intervention area | Control area | Doncaster | |
| Number of communities | 6 | 5 | |
| Population | |||
| Mean per community | 2777 | 7816 | |
| Range | 898–6365 | 5257–11 338 | |
| Total | 16 660 | 38 991 | 286 862 |
| 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 |