Table 2:

Mean close contact numbers by respondent characteristics

	2019		2020 R1		p-value	2020 R2		p-value
All contacts	7.4	[7.1 – 7.7]	4.2	[3.5 – 5.0]	<0.001	4.3	[3.3–5.8]	<0.001
Age
15–29	8.1	[7.6 – 8.6]	4.7	[3.3 – 6.8]	<0.001	4.6	[3.5–5.9]	<0.001
30–49	7.0	[6.7 – 7.4]	3.6	[2.9–4.4]	<0.001	4.0	[3.2 −5.1]	<0.001
50–64	7.2	[6.5 – 8.0]	4.8	[3.7 – 6.2]	0.001	4.8	[3.7–6.2]	0.001
65+	6.1	[5.5 – 6.7]	3.3	[2.7–4.0]	<0.001	3.4	[2.7–4.2]	<0.001
Sex
Male	7.1	[6.7 – 7.5]	4.6	[3.3–6.3]	0.001	3.4	[2.6–4.5]	<0.001
Female	7.6	[7.3–8.0]	4.0	[3.3–4.7]	<0.001	4.9	[4.2 – 5.6]	<0.001
Household size
1–3	6.1	[5.4 – 6.9]	2.6	[2.0 – 3.3]	<0.001	2.2	[1.4 – 3.4]	<0.001
4–6	6.9	[6.4 – 7.4]	4.0	[3.4 – 4.8]	<0.001	4.0	[3.3–4.8]	<0.001
7–9	7.6	[7.1–8.2]	4.2	[3.4–5.1]	<0.001	4.7	[3.9–5.7]	<0.001
10+	8.3	[7.9 – 8.8]	5.8	[3.6 – 9.2]	0.054	6.0	[4.6 – 7.7]	0.002
Residence
Urban/peri-urban	7.1	[6.7 – 7.5]	4.5	[3.6 – 5.7]	<0.001	4.4	[3.3–5.8]	<0.001
Rural	7.7	[7.3–8.1]	4.0	[3.1–5.2]	<0.001	4.4	[3.8 – 5.0]	<0.001
Household members	4.6	[4.5 – 4.8]	3.4	[3.0 – 3.9]	<0.001	3.8	[3.3 – 4.4]	0.01
Age
15–29	4.8	[4.6–5.1]	3.6	[2.7–4.8]	0.018	4.1	[3.0 – 5.4]	0.19
30–49	4.4	[4.2–4.7]	2.9	[2.3 – 3.6]	<0.001	3.6	[2.7–4.6]	0.066
50–64	4.5	[4.2 – 4.9]	4.2	[3.3 – 5.5]	0.58	4.0	[3.2 −5.1]	0.032
65+	4.6	[4.1–5.1]	3.0	[2.5 – 3.7]	<0.001	3.1	[2.5–3.9]	0.001
Sex
Male	3.9	[3.7–4.1]	3.3	[2.7–4.1]	0.090	2.7	[2.0 – 3.6]	0.002
Female	5.1	[4.9 – 5.4]	3.5	[2.9–4.2]	<0.001	4.5	[3.9–5.2]	0.073
Household size
1–3	3.2	[2.9–3.5]	1.6	[1.2–2.2]	<0.001	1.5	[1.0 – 2.4]	<0.001
4–6	3.9	[3.7–4.2]	3.4	[2.9 – 3.9]	0.025	3.3	[2.7–4.2]	0.11
7–9	4.8	[4.6–5.1]	3.8	[3.1–4.6]	0.012	4.5	[3.7–5.5]	0.50
10+	5.7	[5.4–6.1]	4.5	[3.1 – 6.6]	0.15	5.3	[4.1 – 6.8]	0.52
Residence
Urban/peri-urban	4.3	[4.1–4.6]	3.8	[2.9–4.9]	0.298	3.7	[2.7–5.0]	0.26
Rural	5.0	[4.8 – 5.3]	3.3	[2.8 – 3.9]	<0.001	4.0	[3.4–4.7]	0.00
Non-household members	2.8	[2.6–3.1]	0.78	[0.44 −1.4]	<0.001	0.52	[0.52 −0.32]	<0.001
Age
15–29	3.3	[2.9–3.7]	1.2	[0.42 – 3.2]	0.00	0.52	[0.52–0.19]	<0.001
30–49	2.7	[2.4–3.0]	0.69	[0.40 −1.2]	<0.001	0.48	[0.48 – 0.20]	<0.001
50–64	2.7	[2.0–3.5]	0.53	[0.24–1.1]	<0.001	0.76	[0.76–0.39]	<0.001
65+	1.6	[1.2–2.1]	0.28	[0.14–0.54]	<0.001	0.26	[0.26–0.10]	<0.001
Sex
Male	3.3	[2.9–3.7]	1.3	[0.53–3.1]	0.00	0.79	[0.79 – 0.41]	<0.001
Female	2.5	[2.2–2.9]	0.48	[0.31–0.75]	<0.001	0.36	[0.36 – 0.18]	<0.001
Household size
1–3	3.0	[2.4–3.8]	1.0	[0.59 −1.6]	<0.001	0.62	[0.62 −0.25]	<0.001
4–6	3.0	[2.5–3.5]	0.66	[0.38–1.2]	<0.001	0.68	[0.68–0.32]	<0.001
7–9	2.8	[2.4–3.4]	0.37	[0.16–0.85]	<0.001	0.20	[0.20–0.06]	<0.001
10+	2.6	[2.3–3.0]	1.3	[0.32 – 5.1]	0.13	0.67	[0.67–0.23]	<0.001
Residence
Urban/peri-urban	2.8	[2.5–3.1]	0.73	[0.45 −1.2]	<0.001	0.71	[0.71 – 0.38]	<0.001
Rural	2.7	[2.4–3.01	0.70	[0.24–2.11	<0.001	0.39	[0.39 – 0.161	<0.001

p-values are for comparisons within rows vs. 2019 data.