Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample (N = 778)
From: Willingness of the UK public to volunteer for testing in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
Participant Characteristic | Number of participants | % within total participants |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 181 | 23.5 |
Female | 589 | 76.5 |
Age (yrs) | ||
Under 45 | 324 | 41.6 |
45–69 | 406 | 52.2 |
70 and above | 44 | 5.7 |
Missing | 4 | 0.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 675 | 86.8 |
Black | 9 | 1.2 |
Asian | 54 | 6.9 |
Mixed | 22 | 2.8 |
Other | 18 | 2.3 |
Highest educational Qualification | ||
Post-Graduate | 284 | 36.5 |
Graduate | 257 | 33 |
A-levels | 123 | 15.8 |
GCSE’s | 62 | 8 |
NVQ | 6 | 0.8 |
None | 20 | 2.6 |
Other | 26 | 3.3 |
Disability (hidden or visible) or long-term illness | ||
Yes | 145 | 18.6 |
No | 632 | 81.2 |
Missing | 1 | 0.1 |
Government-defined ‘vulnerable group’ | ||
Yes | 32 | 4.1 |
No | 731 | 94 |
Not applicable | 14 | 1.8 |
Missing | 1 | 0.1 |
Tested for Coronavirus | ||
Yes | 27 | 3.5 |
No | 751 | 96.5 |
Professional Expertise | ||
Health | 75 | 9.6 |
Social Care | 19 | 2.4 |
Scientist | 99 | 12.7 |
Key worker | 78 | 10 |
Multiple | 68 | 8.7 |
None mentioned | 439 | 56.4 |
Perceived level of scientific knowledge | ||
Advanced and above | 196 | 25.2 |
Average | 444 | 57.1 |
Poor and below | 137 | 17.6 |
Missing | 1 | 0.1 |