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Table 1 Demographic profile of participants (n = 143)

From: Teleworking from home experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic among public health workers (TelEx COVID-19 study)

Variables

N (%)

Gender

 Male

48 (33.6%)

 Female

94 (65.7%)

 No Response

1 (0.7%)

Age in years

 21–30

19 (13.3%)

 31–40

39 (27.3%)

 41–50

38 (26.5%)

 51–60

31 (21.7%)

 61–70

14 (9.8%)

 No Response

2 (1.4%)

Lives with a partner

 Yes

107 (74.8%)

 No

36 (25.2%)

Number of other adults in household (other than a partner)

 0

104 (72.7%)

 1

13 (9.1%)

 2

19 (13.2%)

 3

5 (3.5%)

 4

2 (1.4%)

Number of children in the household

 0

67 (46.8%)

 1

20 (13.9%)

 2

41 (28.7%)

 3

5 (3.5%)

 4

3 (2.1%)

 No Response

7 (4.9%)

Highest level of education

 high school

11 (7.7%)

 certificate

11 (7.7%)

 diploma

11 (7.7%)

 bachelor degree

38 (26.5%)

 graduate certificate or diploma

8 (5.6%)

 postgraduate degree

57 (39.9%)

 No Response

7 (4.9%)

Born in Australia

 Yes

78 (54.5%)

 No

64 (44.8%)

 No Response

1 (0.7%)

Spoke English as first language

 Yes

94 (65.7%)

 No

47 (32.9%)

 No Response

2 (1.4%)

Indigenous status

 Aboriginal

1 (0.7%)

 Torres Strait Islander

0

 Both

1 (0.7%)

 Neither

139 (97.2%)

 No Response

2 (1.4%)

Person with a disability

 Yes

5 (3.5%)a

 No

134(93.7%)

 No Response

4 (2.8%)

  1. aParticipants were also asked whether their disability necessitated workplace adjustments, however none responded to this question