Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India)

BMC Public Health

Table 6 Demographic and socioeconomic differences in COVID-19 diagnosis and experience with symptoms within the household

	Ever Diagnosed (Across rounds 2–8)^a			Ever Experienced 3+ Symptoms (Across rounds 1–8)^b
	N^c	%^d	p^e	N^c	%^d	p^e
Overall	539	14.18	–	797	26.56	–
Age
18–39	142	12.67	< 0.001	225	24.97	< 0.001
40–59	149	16.67		172	27.49
60–69	160	17.15		216	32.50
70+	88	11.81		184	29.10
Gender
male	265	14.37	0.02	372	23.60	< 0.001
female	274	13.98		425	29.64
Urbanicity
rural	235	9.75	< 0.001	470	25.72	0.109
urban	304	22.99		327	28.22
Education
none	90	12.75	< 0.001	206	29.87	< 0.001
less than secondary	101	10.54		157	21.39
secondary or higher	348	17.20		434	26.25
Household Economic Status
low	152	13.59	< 0.001	279	25.34	< 0.001
middle	175	13.27		245	24.18
high	212	16.50		273	32.00

Notes: ^a. COVID-19 diagnosis was asked in rounds 2–8 at the household level; ^b. Experience with COVID-19 symptoms was asked in rounds 1–8 at the household level, ^c. Unweighted sample size, ^d. Weighted proportions, ^e. p-value for chi-square test of difference between groups.

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