TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Socio‐Demographic Variables and Average Level of Protective Behaviours [with 99% CI]

	Count	Percentage	Score of current protective behaviours
			M	SD	99% CI [LL, UL]
Sex
Men	489	48.7	4.07	0.60	[4.00, 4.14]
Women	515	51.3	4.26	0.49	[4.20, 4.31]
Age
less than 25	115	11.4	4.09	0.57	[3.95, 4.23]
25–34	177	17.6	4.20	0.53	[4.10, 4.30]
35–44	184	18.3	4.20	0.56	[4.09, 4.31]
45–54	167	16.6	4.09	0.61	[3.97, 4.21]
55–64	258	25.6	4.21	0.53	[4.12, 4.29]
65 and more	107	10.6	4.16	0.55	[4.01, 4.30]
Educational level
No formal qualifications	14	1.4	3.94	0.40	[3.61, 4.26]
Secondary education	130	12.9	4.19	0.56	[4.06, 4.32]
High school	317	31.4	4.10	0.57	[4.02, 4.19]
Tertiary	547	54.3	4.20	0.55	[4.14, 4.26]
Number of people living with the respondent
Zero	3	0.3	4.43	0.29	[2.78, 6.09]
One	172	17.1	4.10	0.60	[3.98, 4.22]
Two	367	36.4	4.20	0.54	[4.13, 4.27]
Three and more	466	46.2	4.16	0.55	[4.10, 4.23]
Civil status
Single	337	33.4	4.12	0.59	[4.03, 4.20]
In a relationship/ married/ civil partnered	671	66.6	4.19	0.53	[4.14, 4.24]
Number of social contacts
None at all	98	9.7	4.29	0.51	[4.16, 4.43]
A little	526	52.2	4.21	0.55	[4.15, 4.28]
A moderate amount	213	21.1	4.05	0.60	[3.95, 4.16]
A lot	91	9.0	4.08	0.51	[3.94, 4.22]
A great deal	80	7.9	4.10	0.54	[3.94, 4.26]
Country
England	871	86.4	4.17	0.55	[4.12, 4.22]
Northern Ireland	10	1.0	4.08	0.77	[3.28, 4.87]
Scotland	85	8.4	4.17	0.58	[4.01, 4.34]
Wales	42	4.2	4.14	0.57	[3.90, 4.38]
Number of cases in the country
Low	137	13.6	4.16	0.59	[4.02, 4.29]
High	871	86.4	4.17	0.55	[4.12, 4.22]