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Table 2 Characteristics of sample

From: Factors associated with non-adherence to social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic: a logistic regression analysis

Explanatory Variables

n

%

Mean

S.D.

Min.

Max.

Demographic Factors

 Gender

  Female

564

82.8

    

  Male

111

16.3

    

  Other

6

0.9

    

 Age

  

42.43

13.62

19

77

 Ethnicity

  White

583

85.6

    

  BAME

98

14.4

    

 Language

  English as First Language

582

85.5

    

  English Not as First Language

99

14.5

    

 Religion

  No Religion

420

61.7

    

  Christian

154

22.6

    

  Buddhist

9

1.3

    

  Hindu

3

0.4

    

  Jewish

53

7.8

    

  Muslim

14

2.1

    

  Sikh

2

0.3

    

  Other

26

3.8

    

 Highest Qualification Obtained

  Doctoral Degree

39

5.7

    

  Masters Degree

198

29.1

    

  Professional Qualification

81

11.9

    

  Bachelors Degree

236

34.7

    

  Vocational / Work-related Qualification

40

5.9

    

  A Levels or equivalent

44

6.5

    

  GCSEs or equivalent

30

4.4

    

  No Qualifications

13

1.9

    

 Employment Status

  Long-term sick or disabled

28

4.1

    

  Retired

56

8.2

    

  Working as an employee from home

268

39.4

    

  Self-employed or freelance from home

66

9.7

    

  Looking after home or family

29

4.3

    

  Unemployed

36

5.3

    

  A furloughed employee

64

9.4

    

  A student

20

2.9

    

  Working as an employee in my normal place of work (not home)

67

9.8

    

  Self-employed or freelance in my normal place of work (not home)

16

2.3

    

  Other

31

4.6

    

 Key Worker Status

  Not Key Worker

528

77.5

    

  Key Worker

153

22.5

    

 Deprivation (1–10)

  

4.42

2.126

1

10

Housing Factors

 Housing Situation

      

  Live in Own Home

349

51.2

    

  Live in Rented Home

250

36.7

    

  Live in Rented Room of Multiple Occupancy House

82

12

    

 Number of People Living With

  

2.57

1.368

0

9

 Living with a Vulnerable Person

  Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status

104

15.3

    

  Not Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status

577

84.7

    

Health Factors

 Health

  Vulnerable

102

15

    

  Not Vulnerable

579

85

    

 COVID-19 Symptoms

  Not Had

472

69.3

    

  Had

209

30.7

    

 Perceived Susceptibility (1–7)

  

4.74

1.557

1

7

Political Factors

 2019 General Election

  Voted for Government

61

9

    

  Did Not Vote for Government

620

91

    

 Trust in Government (1–7)

  

2.96

1.541

1

7

 Lockdown Phase

  Total Lockdown

259

38

    

  Overlap of Total and First Relaxation

255

37.4

    

  First Relaxation

167

24.5

    

Psychological Factors

 COVID-19 and Social Distancing Knowledge (out of 9)

  

7.03

1.055

3

9

 Self-Control (1–7)

  

6.19

1.012

1

7

 Self-Interest (1–7)

  

1.81

1.13

1

7

 Intention to Socially Distance (1–7)

  

5.95

1.16

1.67

7

 Control over Leaving the House (1–7)

  

5.34

1.891

1

7

 Control over Others’ Distancing (1–7)

  

5.48

1.558

1

7

 Control over Responsibilities (1–7)

  

2.81

2.197

1

7

 Family Normative Pressure (1–7)

  

6.29

1.075

1

7

 Friends Normative Pressure (1–7)

  

5.52

1.699

1

7

 Neighbours Normative Pressure (1–7)

  

4.69

1.825

1

7

Social Factors

 Financial Support

  Getting Financial Support if Needed

545

80

    

  Not Getting Financial Support If Needed

136

20

    

 Community Support

  Getting Community Support if Needed

599

88

    

  Not Getting Community Support If Needed

82

12

    

Support from a Special Person (1–7)

  

5.52

1.846

1

7

Support from Family (1–7)

  

5.35

1.665

1

7

Support from Friends (1–7)

  

5.41

1.44

1

7