Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the whole sample and by group
From: Engagement with daily testing instead of self-isolating in contacts of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2
Whole sample | % | Pos Test | % | Neg Test | % | Not offered | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group N | 524 | – | 54 | 10% | 265 | 51% | 205 | 39% |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
BAME | 42 | 8% | 8 | 15% | 18 | 7% | 16 | 8% |
White | 440 | 84% | 40 | 74% | 229 | 86% | 171 | 83% |
No response | 42 | 8% | 6 | 11% | 18 | 7% | 18 | 9% |
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 266 | 51% | 21 | 39% | 116 | 44% | 129 | 63% |
Male | 170 | 32% | 16 | 30% | 90 | 34% | 64 | 31% |
No response | 88 | 17% | 17 | 31% | 59 | 22% | 12 | 6% |
Education | ||||||||
Secondary education | 289 | 55% | 28 | 52% | 85 | 32% | 62 | 30% |
Higher education | 163 | 31% | 16 | 30% | 145 | 55% | 116 | 57% |
No response | 72 | 14% | 10 | 19% | 35 | 13% | 27 | 13% |
Age | ||||||||
18–24 years | 33 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 8% | 13 | 6% |
25–34 years | 94 | 18% | 7 | 13% | 51 | 19% | 36 | 18% |
35–44 years | 107 | 20% | 16 | 30% | 59 | 22% | 32 | 16% |
45–54 years | 126 | 24% | 16 | 30% | 68 | 26% | 42 | 20% |
55+ years | 146 | 28% | 14 | 26% | 55 | 21% | 77 | 38% |
No response | 18 | 3% | 1 | 2% | 12 | 5% | 5 | 2% |