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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 specific information of the CoCoS study participants (first and second round) compared to the potential participants and to the general adult Cologne population

From: Results of the Cologne Corona surveillance (CoCoS) study – a prospective population-based cohort study: incidence data and potential underestimation of new SARS-CoV-2 adult infections by health authorities

 

General adult Cologne population

Potential participants CoCoS round #1

Participants CoCoS round #1

Potential participants round #2

Second examination CoCoS study

Sample

 Participants (18 yrs. or older)1

913,009

100%

6000

100%

2045

34.08%

6000

100%

2192

36.53%

Gendera

 Female

470,577

51.54%

3090

51.51%

1088

53.20%

3086

51.44%

1189

54.24%

Agea

 18–34 years (%)

270,538

29,63%

1795

29.92%

518

25.33%

1662

27.70%

506

23.08%

 35–59 years old (%)

388,678

42,57%

2560

42.67%

951

46.50%

2640

44.01%

996

45.44%

 60–74 years old (%)

153,890

16,86%

1007

16.79%

418

20.44%

1095

18.25%

474

21.62%

 75 years or older (%)

99,903

10,94%

637

10.62%

158

7.73%

602

10.04%

216

9.85%

No. of household members

 Average

913,009

1.88

NA

NA

1580

2.36

NA

NA

1689

2.32

 1–2

438,859

77.68%

NA

NA

1055

66.77%

NA

NA

1158

68.56%

 3–4

106,314

18.82%

NA

NA

455

28.80%

NA

NA

472

27.95%

 5 or more

19,800

3.50%

NA

NA

70

4.43%

NA

NA

59

3.49%

 Missing valuesb

465

22.74%

503

22.95%

School education

 No school leaving certificate

36,520

4.00%

NA

NA

8

0.50%

NA

NA

8

0.46%

 Secondary school diploma

374,333

41.00%

NA

NA

400

24.99%

NA

NA

419

24.22%

 High school graduation

502,155

55.00%

NA

NA

1193

74.52%

NA

NA

1303

75.32%

 Missing valuesb

444

21.71%

462

21.08%

Employment status

 Student/apprenticeship

122,849

13.46%

NA

NA

163

9.85%

NA

NA

161

9.10%

 Employed

582,613

63.81%

NA

NA

971

58.71%

NA

NA

1025

57.91%

 Self-employed

NA

NA

NA

NA

179

10.82%

NA

NA

201

11.36%

 Retired

NA

NA

NA

NA

243

14.69%

NA

NA

288

16.27%

 Unemployed

45,225

4.60%

NA

NA

38

2.23%

NA

NA

40

2.26%

 Other2

NA

NA

NA

NA

60

3.63%

NA

NA

60

3.40%

 Missing Valuesb

391

19.12%

422

19.25%

Primary citizenshipa

 German

727,503

79.68%

4677

77.96%

1894

92.62%

5039

84.00%

2067

94.30%

 other than German

185,506

20.32%

1322

22.04%

151

7.38%

960

16.00%

125

5.70%

Cumulative SARS-CoV-2 cases

 Start of the pandemic until March 14, 2021

32,119

3.52%

NA

NA

67

3.71%

[2.78, 4.64%]

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Start of the pandemic until June 6, 2021

46,195

5.06%

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

90

4.61%

[3.60, 5.61%]

Vaccination rate until March 15, 2021

 Vaccinated at least once

82,718

9,06%

NA

NA

159

9.66%

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Vaccinated twice

39,684

4.35%

NA

NA

59

3.58%

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Not vaccinated

839,291

90.94%

NA

NA

1487

90.34%

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Missing Valuesb

NA

NA

NA

NA

399

19.51%

NA

NA

NA

NA

Vaccination rate until June 4, 2021

 Vaccinated at least once

529,248

57,97%

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1396

79.82%

 Vaccinated twice

220,987

24.20%

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

589

33.68%

 Not vaccinated

383,761

42.03%

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

353

20.18%

 Missing Valuesb

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

443

20.21%

  1. aInformation obtained directly from the population register
  2. bWhile the percentages on the variables expressed relate to the respondents of the respective questionnaire item, the percentages on the missing values relate to the sample (N = 2045/N = 2192)