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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Feasibility and acceptability of daily testing at school as an alternative to self-isolation following close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19: a qualitative analysis

 

Pupil (N = 24)

Parent* (N = 24)

School staff (N = 15)

School location

 Bedfordshire

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

2 (13%)

 Cheshire

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 Devon

3 (12%)

2 (8%)

2 (13%)

 Gloucestershire

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

1 (6%)

 Kent

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 Lancashire

4 (16%)

3 (12%)

2 (13%)

 Leicestershire

2 (8%)

2 (8%)

2 (13%)

 Merseyside

2 (8%)

3 (12%)

 Northamptonshire

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

 Northumberland

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

1 (6%)

 Oxfordshire

2 (8%)

1 (4%)

1 (6%)

 Surrey

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

1 (6%)

 Wiltshire

1 (4%)

3 (12%)

2 (13%)

 Yorkshire

1 (4%)

 Rutland

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

1 (6%)

Year group

 Year 7

3 (12%)

5 (20%)

 Year 8

2 (8%)

4 (16%)

 Year 9

4 (16%)

4 (16%)

 Year 10

3 (12%)

2 (8%)

 Year 11

4 (16%)

5 (20%)

 Year 12

3 (12%)

3 (12%)

 Year 13

5 (20%)

1 (4%)

Participate in daily testing

 Yes

18 (75%)

17 (71%)

13 (87%)

 No

6 (25%)

7 (29%)

2 (13%)

  1. * Characteristics presented in the “parent” column relate to the child/student participating/not participating in daily testing