Table 2. Differences in characteristics of neighbour support by area-based levels of multiple deprivation.
| Characteristics | High IMD
n (%) |
Low IMD
n (%) |
Chi-square | df | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routes of neighbour contact | |||||
| Talking at a safe distance | 173 (38.2) | 280 (61.8) | 0.018 | 1 | 0.893 |
| Paper leaflets, newsletters or messages | 69 (35.4) | 126 (64.6) | 1.124 | 1 | 0.289 |
| 93 (40.3) | 138 (59.7) | 0.680 | 1 | 0.410 | |
| 139 (40.5) | 204 (59.5) | 2.005 | 1 | 0.157 | |
| Nextdoor | 44 (35.2) | 81 (64.8) | 0.702 | 1 | 0.402 |
| 42 (35.9) | 75 (64.1) | 0.392 | 1 | 0.531 | |
| Zoom/ FaceTime/ Skype | 54 (35.5) | 98 (64.5) | 0.738 | 1 | 0.390 |
| Text messages | 104 (39.5) | 159 (60.5) | 0.311 | 1 | 0.577 |
| Telephone calls | 90 (39.0) | 141 (61.0) | 0.061 | 1 | 0.804 |
| None of the above | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) | 0.624 | 1 | 0.430 |
| Other | 14 (45.7) | 19 (54.3) | 0.856 | 1 | 0.355 |
| Types of neighbour support offered | |||||
| Collecting medical prescriptions for people isolating/
vulnerable |
88 (36.8) | 151 (63.2) | 0.348 | 1 | 0.555 |
| Doing food shopping for people isolating/ vulnerable | 142 (35.9) | 254 (64.1) | 3.882 | 1 | 0.049 |
| Sharing information and advice about coronavirus | 110 (37.2) | 186 (62.8) | 0.304 | 1 | 0.582 |
| Sharing information about food availability | 126 (37.3) | 212 (62.7) | 0.336 | 1 | 0.562 |
| Sharing tips for looking after children | 53 (37.6) | 88 (62.4) | 0.029 | 1 | 0.866 |
| Sharing humour/ lifting the mood | 135 (36.7) | 233 (63.3) | 1.213 | 1 | 0.271 |
| Sharing inspirational ideas | 58 (37.9) | 95 (62.1) | 0.007 | 1 | 0.935 |
| Walking dogs for other people | 31 (35.6) | 56 (64.4) | 0.287 | 1 | 0.592 |
| Window art, like rainbow pictures | 100 (35.8) | 179 (64.2) | 1.404 | 1 | 0.236 |
| Requests/ offers to give or lend items | 112 (35.9) | 200 (64.1) | 1.739 | 1 | 0.187 |
| Front garden tidy-ups/ beautifying | 24 (46.2) | 28 (53.8) | 1.558 | 1 | 0.212 |
| Identifying local helpers | 72 (38.5) | 115 (61.5) | 0.013 | 1 | 0.909 |
| Other | 38 (36.5) | 66 (63.5) | 0.148 | 1 | 0.700 |
|
Actions taken to reach out to neighbours who
might need help |
|||||
| Putting leaflets through neighbour’s door | 105 (37.5) | 175 (62.5) | 0.119 | 1 | 0.730 |
| Contacting neighbours whose details you already
have |
101 (35.7) | 182 (64.3) | 1.645 | 1 | 0.200 |
| Displaying messages on windows/ your property | 33 (42.3) | 45 (57.7) | 0.664 | 1 | 0.415 |
| Displaying messages on local noticeboards or in
shops |
13 (30.2) | 30 (69.8) | 1.255 | 1 | 0.263 |
| Knocking on doors | 20 (35.1) | 37 (64.9) | 0.259 | 1 | 0.611 |
| Area of neighbourhood support | |||||
| Close neighbours, such as people next door | 39 (44.8) | 48 (55.2) | 2.297 | 3 | 0.513 |
| Neighbours in all or part of the street | 69 (35.6) | 125 (64.4) | |||
| Neighbours on the street and surrounding streets | 63 (37.3) | 106 (62.7) | |||
| Other: Larger area (Estate, district, ward etc.) | 35 (39.3) | 54 (60.7) |