Table 2 Demographic characteristics of primary analysis population
Probable COVID-19 infection | No COVID-19 | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 1933 | 69.3 | 15,131 | 61.2 | 17,064 | 62.0 |
Male | 858 | 30.7 | 9609 | 38.8 | 10,467 | 38.0 |
Total (n, % response) | 2791 (99.2%) | 100.0 | 24,740 (99.2%) | 100.0 | 27,531 (99.2%) | 100.0 |
Age group | ||||||
< 25 | 254 | 9.1 | 1298 | 5.2 | 1552 | 5.6 |
25–49 | 1250 | 44.8 | 7504 | 30.3 | 8754 | 31.8 |
50–64 | 960 | 34.4 | 8084 | 32.7 | 9044 | 32.8 |
65–79 | 312 | 11.2 | 7243 | 29.3 | 7555 | 27.4 |
80 + | 15 | 0.5 | 624 | 2.5 | 639 | 2.3 |
Total (n, % response) | 2791 (99.2%) | 100.0 | 24,753 (99.2%) | 100.0 | 27,544 (99.2%) | 100.0 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
White | 2000 | 88.1 | 21,169 | 92.8 | 23,169 | 92.3 |
Black | 62 | 2.7 | 327 | 1.4 | 389 | 1.6 |
South Asian | 136 | 6.0 | 616 | 2.7 | 752 | 3.0 |
Chinese | 6 | 0.3 | 113 | 0.5 | 119 | 0.5 |
Arab | 9 | 0.4 | 61 | 0.3 | 70 | 0.3 |
Mixed | 31 | 1.4 | 325 | 1.4 | 356 | 1.4 |
Don't know | 7 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 |
No answer | 8 | 0.4 | 59 | 0.3 | 67 | 0.3 |
Other | 12 | 0.5 | 139 | 0.6 | 151 | 0.6 |
Total (n, % response) | 2271 (80.7%) | 100.0 | 22,824 (91.5%) | 100.0 | 25,095 (90.4%) | 100.0 |
Region | ||||||
Greater London | 179 | 6.4 | 1168 | 4.7 | 1347 | 4.9 |
East Midlands | 275 | 9.8 | 2259 | 9.1 | 2534 | 9.1 |
East of England | 23 | 0.8 | 200 | 0.8 | 223 | 0.8 |
North East | 37 | 1.3 | 416 | 1.7 | 453 | 1.6 |
North West | 171 | 6.1 | 1164 | 4.7 | 1335 | 4.8 |
South East | 474 | 16.8 | 5406 | 21.7 | 5880 | 21.2 |
South West | 381 | 13.5 | 5648 | 22.6 | 6029 | 21.7 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 287 | 10.2 | 3048 | 12.2 | 3335 | 12.0 |
West Midlands | 272 | 9.7 | 1792 | 7.2 | 2064 | 7.4 |
Scotland | 27 | 1.0 | 422 | 1.7 | 449 | 1.6 |
Wales | 40 | 1.4 | 320 | 1.3 | 360 | 1.3 |
Other or missing | 648 | 23.0 | 3101 | 12.4 | 3749 | 13.5 |
Total | 24,944 | 100 | 2814 | 100 | 27,758 | 100 |
Money problems | ||||||
No problems | 1343 | 59.3 | 16,811 | 73.9 | 18,154 | 72.6 |
Some problems | 755 | 33.3 | 4921 | 21.7 | 5676 | 22.7 |
Big problems | 109 | 4.8 | 699 | 3.1 | 808 | 3.2 |
Huge problems | 58 | 2.6 | 304 | 1.3 | 362 | 1.5 |
Total (n, % response) | 2265 (80.5%) | 100.0 | 22,735 (91.1%) | 100.0 | 25,000 (90.1%) | 100.0 |
Work outside home | ||||||
No | 1466 | 64.4 | 19,030 | 83.2 | 20,496 | 81.5 |
Yes | 811 | 35.6 | 3832 | 16.8 | 4643 | 18.5 |
Total (n, % response) | 2277 (80.9%) | 100.0 | 22,862 (91.7%) | 100.0 | 25,139 (90.6%) | 100.0 |
Number in household | ||||||
Live alone | 661 | 33.1 | 7852 | 43.7 | 8513 | 42.7 |
Live with one other | 387 | 19.4 | 4225 | 23.5 | 4612 | 23.1 |
3–6 people | 818 | 40.9 | 5328 | 29.7 | 6146 | 30.8 |
7 or more | 132 | 6.6 | 558 | 3.1 | 690 | 3.5 |
Total (n, % response) | 1998 (71.0%) | 100.0 | 17,963 (72.0%) | 100.0 | 19,961 (71.9%) | 100.0 |
Pets in household | ||||||
Yes | 1079 | 47.9 | 9517 | 42.3 | 10,596 | 42.8 |
No | 1174 | 52.1 | 12,986 | 57.7 | 14,160 | 57.2 |
Total (n, % response) | 2253 (80.0%) | 100.0 | 22,503 (90.2%) | 100.0 | 24,756 (89.2%) | 100.0 |
Month questionnaire completed | ||||||
November 2020 | 56 | 2.0 | 978 | 3.9 | 1034 | 3.7 |
December 2020 | 46 | 1.6 | 389 | 1.6 | 435 | 1.6 |
January 2021 | 231 | 8.2 | 1550 | 6.2 | 1781 | 6.4 |
February 2021 | 61 | 2.2 | 399 | 1.6 | 460 | 1.7 |
March 2021 | 518 | 18.4 | 4746 | 19.0 | 5264 | 19.0 |
April 2021 | 1775 | 63.1 | 15,806 | 63.4 | 17,581 | 63.3 |
May 2021 | 127 | 4.5 | 1076 | 4.3 | 1203 | 4.3 |
Total | 2814 | 100.0 | 24,944 | 100.0 | 27,758 | 100.0 |
N (% response) | Median, IQR | N (% response) | Median, IQR | N (% response) | Median, IQR | |
Self-rated socio-economic statusa | 2227 (79.1%) | 5 (4, 6) | 22,323 (89.5%) | 5 (4, 7) | 24,583 (88.6%) | 5 (4, 7) |