Table 3. Logistic regression models for respondent or a member of household having been tested for SARS-CoV-2.
| Characteristics | Respondents or a member of household having been tested | Respondents only having been tested | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-2 tested/not tested | Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) | SARS-CoV-2 tested/not tested | Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) | |||
| N = 126/4015 | % | N = 66/4075 | % | |||
| Respondent and/or household member had COVID symptoms | ||||||
| No | 80/3737 | 2.1 | Ref | 42/3775 | 1.1 | Ref |
| Yes | 46/278 | 16.5 | 6.63 (4.46–9.79) | 24/300 | 7.5 | 6.63 (3.82–11.32) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 68/1921 | 3.5 | Ref | 34/1955 | 1.7 | Ref |
| Female | 58/2094 | 2.7 | 0.72 (0.51–1.03) | 32/2120 | 1.5 | 0.85 (0.52–1.38) |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–45 years | 84/1858 | 4.5 | Ref | 41/1900 | 2.1 | Ref |
| 46–65 years | 32/1455 | 2.2 | 0.69 (0.45–1.05) | 19/1468 | 1.3 | 0.75 (0.42–1.31) |
| 66+ years | 10/702 | 0.7 | 0.54 (0.25–1.05) | 5/707 | 0.7 | 0.44 (0.14–1.08) |
| Education | ||||||
| Some college/university and higher | 96/3015 | 3.1 | Ref | 52/3059 | 1.7 | Ref |
| High school and under | 29/1000 | 2.8 | 0.88 (0.56–1.35) | 14/1016 | 1.3 | 0.74 (0.37–1.35) |
| Visible minority | ||||||
| No | 96/3519 | 2.7 | Ref | 52/3563 | 1.4 | Ref |
| Yes | 30/496 | 5.7 | 0.83 (0.36–1.05) | 14/512 | 2.7 | 0.54 (0.27–1.15) |
| Number of household members | ||||||
| Two people | 38/1548 | 2.4 | Ref | 19/1567 | 1.2 | Ref |
| Lived alone | 13/642 | 2.0 | 0.83 (0.43–1.52) | 13/642 | 2.0 | 1.77 (0.86–3.57) |
| Three people | 28/754 | 3.6 | 1.18 (0.69–1.97) | 18/764 | 2.3 | 1.28 (0.62–2.56) |
| Four or more people | 47/1071 | 4.2 | 1.32 (0.84–2.09) | 16/1102 | 1.4 | 0.93 (0.47–1.84) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| English and other European | 95/3462 | 2.7 | Ref | 54/3503 | 1.5 | Ref |
| Indigenous* | 16/206 | 7.2 | 2.07 (1.13–3.64) | 9/213 | 3.9 | 2.04 (0.89–4.28) |
| Others† | 15/347 | 4.1 | 0.99 (0.49–1.89) | 4/359 | 1.0 | 0.47 (0.13–1.32) |
| Province/region | ||||||
| Ontario | 40/1537 | 2.5 | Ref | 22/1554 | 1.4 | Ref |
| British Columbia | 15/524 | 2.8 | 1.08 (0.59–1.93) | 7/532 | 1.3 | 0.81 (0.34–1.81) |
| Quebec | 47/940 | 4.8 | 2.41 (1.49–3.96) | 26/961 | 2.6 | 1.98 (1.05–3.81) |
| Prairie provinces | 19/717 | 2.6 | 1.13 (0.65–1.95) | 7/730 | 1.0 | 0.74 (0.32–1.63) |
| Atlantic provinces | 5/297 | 1.7 | 0.92 (0.34–2.14) | 4/299 | 1.2 | 1.03 (0.29–2.87) |
*Indigenous populations including First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.
†“Others” ethnicity includes Caribbean, Central or South American, African, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Chinese, Filipino, South Asian, other Asian, and Oceania.
Bolded values indicate significance at 95% confidence interval. Adjustment was for the other variables in the table.