Table 2.
Distribution of Contacted Persons according to Contact Features across the Different Seasons.
| Category | Covariate | Frequency in a year (%) | Frequency in Summer (%) | Frequency in Winter (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relationships | Relative | 17,240(48.5) | 4,284(40.8) | 12,956(51.7) | <0.001 |
| Colleague/Schoolmate | 9,365(26.3) | 3,102(29.6) | 6,263(25) | ||
| Friend | 6,309(17.8) | 1,660(15.8) | 4,649(18.6) | ||
| Others | 2,628(7.4) | 1,449(13.8) | 1,179(4.7) | ||
| Location | Home | 17,007(47.9) | 4,140(39.4) | 12,867(51.4) | <0.001 |
| School | 3,322(9.3) | 1,186(11.3) | 2,136(8.5) | ||
| Office | 6,190(17.4) | 2,041(19.4) | 4,149(16.6) | ||
| Transport | 532(1.5) | 167(1.6) | 365(1.5) | ||
| Leisure | 6,841(19.2) | 2274(21.7) | 4,567(18.2) | ||
| Others | 2,263(6.4) | 1,084(10.3) | 1,179(4.7) | ||
| Frequency | (Almost) daily | 24,440(68.8) | 7,350(70) | 17,090(68.2) | <0.001 |
| Once-twice/week | 7,269(20.5) | 1,920(18.3) | 5,349(21.4) | ||
| Once-twice/month | 2,712(7.6) | 799(7.6) | 1,913(7.6) | ||
| Monthly | 737(2.1) | 206(2.0) | 531(2.1) | ||
| First time | 384(1.1) | 220(2.1) | 164(0.7) | ||
| Duration | <5 min | 1,298(3.7) | 744(7.1) | 554(2.2) | <0.001 |
| 5–15 min | 1,907(5.4) | 790(7.5) | 1,117(4.5) | ||
| 15min-1hr | 4,551(12.8) | 1,198(11.4) | 3,353(13.4) | ||
| 1–4 hr | 8,327(23.4) | 1,929(18.4) | 6,398(25.5) | ||
| >4 hr | 19,459(54.7) | 5,834(55.6) | 13,625(54.4) | ||
| Nature of contacts | physical | 18,216(51.3) | 3,226(30.7) | 14,990(59.8) | <0.001 |
| non-physical | 17,326(48.7) | 7,273(69.3) | 10,057(40.2) |
Abbreviations: hr, hours; min, minutes.