Table 1 Respondent demographic and health information
From: Facilitators and barriers to social distancing for young people during the COVID-19 pandemic
Demographic and medical information | Valid percentage of total sample (N = 477) |
|---|---|
Country | |
 Northern Ireland | 96% |
 Republic of Ireland | 4% |
Sex | |
 Female | 73% |
 Male | 27% |
Age | |
 16 | 3.7% |
 17 | 5.1% |
 18 | 8.5% |
 19 | 13.6% |
 20 | 12.2% |
 21 | 16.2% |
 22 | 14.2% |
 23 | 12.2% |
 24 | 5.8% |
 25 | 8.5% |
Living circumstances | |
 Family Home | 81% |
 Student accommodation | 2% |
 Other rented accommodation | 12% |
 Owned accommodation | 2.5% |
 Other | 2.5% |
Numbers per household/living accommodation | |
 0 | 0.5% |
 1 | 1.1% |
 2 | 14.6% |
 3 | 21.2% |
 4 | 30.8% |
 5 | 20.6% |
 6 | 7.7% |
 7 | 2.7% |
 8 | 0.3% |
 9 | 0.3% |
 10 | 0.3% |
Do you live with a chronic health condition? | |
 Yes | 15.6% |
 No | 84.4% |
Note. The majority of respondents reported living with Asthma or a mental health condition | |
Have you ever been diagnosed with COVID-19? | |
 Yes | 1.1% |
 No | 98.9% |
Have others in your household ever been diagnosed with COVID-19? | |
 Yes | 2.7% |
 No | 97.3% |
Have any of your friends ever been diagnosed with COVID-19? | |
 Yes | 19.7% |
 No | 80.3% |
Have you experienced COVID-19 symptoms? | |
 Yes | 9.6% |
 Unsure | 9.3% |
 No | 81.1% |
Are you shielding yourself? | |
 Yes | 4.1% |
 No | 95.9% |
 Not applicable | – |
Are you shielding others in your household/living accommodation? | |
 Yes | 17.5% |
 No | 81.1% |
 Not applicable | 1.4% |