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Table 1 Results of online questionnaire (= 1,643): characteristics of work places not/only limited suitable for mobile office and suitable for mobile office

From: Low impact of regular PCR testing on presence at work site during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences during an open observational study in Lower Saxony 2020-21

 

Not/only limited suitable for mobile office (= 419)

Suitable for mobile office (= 1,224)

Total (N = 1,643)

Sex

 Male

203 (48.5)

660 (53.9)

863 (52.5)

 Female

216 (51.5)

564 (40.1)

780 (47.5)

Age (mean, (SD))

42.6 (12.9)

42.7 (12.0)

42.7 (12.2)

<30

87 (20.8)

213 (17.4)

300 (18.3)

30-<50

177 (42.2)

594 (48.5)

771 (46.9)

50-65

155 (37.0)

417 (34.1)

572 (34.8)

Living in a single household

92 (22.0)

213 (17.4)

305 (18.6)

Self-rated risk for corona infection (0-5) (mean (SD)) (N=927))

2.58 (1.19)

2.31 (1.00)

2.39 (1.07)

Low (0-<2)

51 (19.8)

153 (22.8)

204 (22.0)

Medium (2-<3)

63 (24.5)

230 (34.3)

293 (31.6)

High (3-5)

143 (55.6)

287 (42.8)

430 (46.4)

Number of tests in test period (mean (SD))

8.8 (6.6)

8.5 (6.0)

8.6 (6.2)

1-2 tests

83 (19.8)

228 (18.6)

311 (18.9)

3-5

86 (20.5)

204 (16.7)

290 (17.7)

6-9

60 (14.3)

256 (20.9)

316 (19.2)

10-14

113 (27.0)

399 (32.6))

512 (31.2)

15 and more tests

77 (18.4)

136 (11.1)

213 (13.0)

Employer

 University

117 (27.9)

448 (36.6)

565 (34.4)

 Nursery home/School

69 (16.5)

53 (4.3)

122 (7.4)

 Sartorius

186 (44.4)

696 (56.9)

882 (53.7)

 Other

47 (11.2)

27 (2.2)

74 (4.5)

 Regular Testsa no

322 (76.9)

1,069 (87.4)

1,391 (84.7)

 Yes

97 (23.1)

154 (12.6)

251 (15.3)

 Medical/social occupation (N=1.054)

224 (71.1)

456 (61.7)

680 (64.5)

 Working mostly on site before pandemic- no

27 (6.4)

332 (27.1)

359 (21.9)

 Yes

392 (93.6)

892 (72.9)

1,284 (78.1)

 Working mostly on site during test period no

86 (20.5)

1,048 (85.6)

1,134 (69.0)

 Yes

333 (79.5)

176 (14.4)

509 (31.0)

Type of working place (before pandemic)

 Single room

73 (17.4)

310 (25.3)

383 (23.3)

 Multi-person room (2-4)

62 (14.8)

352 (28.8)

414 (25.2)

 Room with 5 persons or more

60 (14.3)

471 (38.5)

531 (32.4)

 Production/Laboratory

178 (42.5)

59 (4.8)

237 (14.4)

 Sales/outdoor/logistic

46 (11.0)

32 (2.6)

78 (4.8)

Type of working place (during pandemic)

 Single room

96 (22.9)

519 (42.4)

615 (37.4)

 Multi-person room (2-4)

56 (13.4)

263 (21.5)

319 (19.4)

 Room with 5 persons or more

43 (10.3)

302 (24.7)

345 (21.0)

 Production/Laboratory

185 (44.2)

64 (5.2)

249 (15.2)

 Sales/outdoor/logistic

15 (3.6)

11 (0.9)

26 (1.6)

Part of work that can be fulfilled in home office

 0%-<50%

405 (96.7)

168 (13.7)

573 (34.9)

 50%-<80%

7 (1.7)

349 (28.5)

356 (21.7)

 80%-100%

7 (1.7)

707 (57.8)

714 (43.4)

 Chronic diseasesb (N=1,618) no

323 (78.0)

970 (80.6)

1,293 (79.9)

 Yes

91 (22.0)

234 (19.4)

325 (20.1)

 Smoking (N=1,604) no

314 (76.0)

1,029 (86.4)

1,343 (83.7)

 Yes

99 (24.0)

162 (13.6)

261 (16.3)

 Covid symptoms in last 14 days – no

272 (64.9)

699 (57.2)

971 (59.1)

 Yes

147 (35.1)

524 (42.8)

671 (40.9)

 Change in behaviour in regard to health service utilizationc (N=924) - no

133 (52.2)

294 (44.0)

427 (46.2)

 Yes

122 (47.8)

375 (56.0)

497 (53.8)

 Feeling strongly impaired due to personal problemsd in last 3 months (N=929) – no

132 (51.4)

311 (46.3)

443 (47.7)

 Yes

125 (48.6)

361 (53.7)

486 (52.3)

 Social problems in last 3 monthse (N=929) -  no

187 (72.8)

463 (68.9)

650 (70.0)

 Yes

70 (27.2)

209 (31.1)

279 (30.0)

  1. aRegular testing: at least 3 tests with a maximum lag time of 14 days
  2. bIncludes diabetes, adiposity, heart disease, chronic lung disease, chronic bowel disease
  3. cincludes avoided, reduced or cancelled visits to a doctor or cancellation of rehabilitation/preventive therapy or use of telephone consultation
  4. dfeeling impaired due to worries about health, difficulties with partner, family or friends, strain due to care for children, parents or other family, stress at work or school, financial problems or missing social close contacts
  5. eSometimes or often feeling lonely in a community or feeling excluded or isolated