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. 2020 Oct 26;213(10):458–464. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50831
Experience Number Estimated prevalence* (95% CI)
Diagnosed with or tested for COVID‐19, or knew someone diagnosed with COVID‐19 2147 15.3% (14.2–16.4%)
Diagnosed with COVID‐19, admitted to hospital 18 0.18% (0.09–0.38%)
Diagnosed with COVID‐19, not admitted to hospital 38 0.26% (0.14–0.46%)
Tested for COVID‐19 539 4.1% (3.6–4.7%)
Lived with someone diagnosed with COVID‐19 47 0.49% (0.31–0.77%)
Knew someone diagnosed with COVID‐19 1699 11.8% (10.8–12.8%)
Lost a job because of COVID‐19 restrictions 1251 11.2% (10.0–12.4%)
Highly worried about contracting COVID‐19 (scale score ≥ 8) 2185 13.9% (13.1–14.8%)
High impact of restrictions (scale score ≥ 8) 3435 25.2% (23.8–26.8%)

CI = confidence interval.

*

Weighted by state, socio‐economic position decile, sex, and age.