Table 3. Prevalence of self-reported symptoms, testing and positive test results within age, gender and province groups in COVID Near You poll, April 4–26, 2020a.
| Any symptom, n (%) | Fever + (cough OR shortness of breath), n (%) | Reported testing, n (%) | Reported positive test result, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | p <0.001 | p = 0.44 | p = 0.009 | p = 0.002 |
| Under 35 years | 1,969 (1.7) | 227 (0.2) | 195 (0.2) | 31 (0.03) |
| 35–54 | 3,172 (1.6) | 348 (0.2) | 292 (0.1) | 45 (0.02) |
| 55–64 | 1,137 (1.8) | 121 (0.2) | 77 (0.1) | 13 (0.02) |
| 65–74 | 397 (1.3) | 49 (0.2) | 35 (0.1) | 9 (0.03) |
| 75+ years | 70 (1.4) | 13 (0.3) | 13 (0.3) | 7 (0.14) |
| Gender | p <0.001 | p <0.001 | p <0.001 | p = 0.003 |
| Female | 4,672 (2.0) | 511 (0.2) | 432 (0.2) | 61 (0.03) |
| Male | 1,904 (1.2) | 210 (0.1) | 158 (0.1) | 36 (0.02) |
| Other/no response | 170 (2.2) | 37 (0.5) | 22 (0.3) | 8 (0.11) |
| Age among Females | p <0.001 | p = 0.64 | p = 0.34 | p = 0.014 |
| Under 35 years | 1,335 (1.9) | 141 (0.2) | 132 (0.2) | 19 (0.03) |
| 35–54 | 2,229 (2.0) | 247 (0.2) | 216 (0.2) | 27 (0.02) |
| 55–64 | 807 (2.2) | 82 (0.2) | 55 (0.2) | 8 (0.02) |
| 65–74 | 271 (1.7) | 34 (0.2) | 24 (0.2) | - |
| 75+ years | 30 (1.5) | 7 (0.3) | - | - |
| Age among Males | p < 0.001 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.36 |
| Under 35 years | 562 (1.4) | 76 (0.2) | 54 (0.1) | 9 (0.02) |
| 35–54 | 870 (1.1) | 84 (0.1) | 68 (0.1) | 16 (0.02) |
| 55–64 | 320 (1.2) | 37 (0.1) | 19 (0.1) | - |
| 65–74 | 118 (0.9) | 10 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | - |
| 75+ years | 34 (1.2) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | - |
| Provinceb | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.08 |
| Alberta | 868 (1.6) | 68 (0.1) | 97 (0.2) | 7 (0.01) |
| BC | 1483 (2.1) | 218 (0.3) | 95 (0.1) | 21 (0.03) |
| Manitoba | 242 (1.6) | 25 (0.2) | 16 (0.1) | - |
| New Brunswick | 91 (1.6) | 8 (0.1) | 9 (0.2) | - |
| Newfoundland /Labrador | 26 (1.5) | - | - | - |
| Nova Scotia | 269 (2.0) | 18 (0.1) | 49 (0.4) | - |
| Ontario | 3336 (1.6) | 377 (0.2) | 291 (0.1) | 67 (0.03) |
| PEI | 7 (1.2) | - | - | - |
| Quebec | 249 (1.2) | 22 (0.1) | 22 (0.1) | - |
| Saskatchewan | 170 (1.4) | 18 (0.2) | 31 (0.3) | - |
a All percentage are row percentages, reflecting the prevalence of column variables in each row group. p-values for between-group differences are at the top of each cell (for example in the top left cell, p-value is for the 5x2 table of age groups by “any symptom” yes/no). Cells <6 have been suppressed (denoted with a “-“).
b Due to small cell sizes (<6), results for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut were suppressed.