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. 2021 Feb 13;21:352. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10379-7

Table 4.

Percentage of participants who did not adhere to all SD rules and those who did by categorical explanatory variable

Explanatory Variables Adherence (n) Adherence (%) Non-Adherence (n) Non- Adherence (%)
Sample 49 7% 632 93%
Demographic Factors
 Gender
  Female 42 7.4% 522 92.6%
  Male 5 4.5% 106 95.5%
  Other 2 33.3% 4 66.7%
 Ethnicity
  White 41 7% 542 93%
  BAME 8 8.2% 90 91.8%
 Language
  English as First Language 43 7.4% 539 92.6%
  English Not as First Language 6 6.1% 93 93.9%
 Religion
  No Religion 24 5.7% 396 94.3%
  Christian 15 9.7% 139 90.3%
  Buddhist 1 11.1% 8 88.9%
  Hindu 1 33.3% 2 66.7%
  Jewish 4 7.5% 49 92.5%
  Muslim 1 7.1% 13 92.9%
  Sikh 0 0% 2 100%
  Other 3 11.5% 23 88.5%
 Highest Qualification Obtained
  Doctoral Degree 1 2.6% 38 97.4%
  Masters Degree 11 5.6% 187 94.4%
  Professional Qualification 7 8.6% 74 91.4%
  Bachelors Degree 22 9.3% 214 90.7%
  Vocational / Work-related Qualification 6 15% 34 85%
  A Levels or equivalent 0 0% 44 100%
  GCSEs or equivalent 1 3.3% 29 96.7%
  No Qualifications 1 7.7% 12 92.3%
 Employment Statusa
  Long-term sick or disabled 5 17.9% 23 82.1%
  Retired 13 23.2% 43 76.8%
  Working as an employee from home 13 4.9% 255 95.1%
  Self-employed or freelance from home 5 7.6% 61 92.4%
  Looking after home or family 4 13.8% 25 86.2%
  Unemployed 1 2.8% 35 97.2%
  A furloughed employee 3 4.7% 61 95.3%
  A student 1 5% 19 95%
  Working as an employee in my normal place of work (not home) 1 1.5% 66 98.5%
  Self-employed or freelance in my normal place of work (not home) 0 0% 16 100%
  Other 3 9.7% 28 90.3%
 Key Worker Status
  Not Key Worker 43 8.1% 485 91.9%
  Key Worker 6 3.9% 147 96.1%
Housing Factors
 Housing Situationa
  Live in Own Home 34 9.7% 315 90.3%
  Live in Rented Home 13 5.2% 237 94.8%
  Live in Rented Room of Multiple Occupancy House 2 2.4% 80 97.6%
 Living with a Vulnerable Persona
  Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status 14 13.5% 90 86.5%
  Not Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status 35 6.1% 542 93.9%
Health Factors
 Vulnerable Healtha
  Vulnerable 19 18.6% 83 81.4%
  Not Vulnerable 30 5.2% 549 94.8%
 COVID-19 Symptoms
  Not Had 37 7.8% 435 92.2%
  Had 12 5.7% 197 94.3%
Political Factors
 2019 General Election
  Voted for Government 6 9.8% 55 90.2%
  Did Not Vote for Government 43 6.9% 577 93.1%
 Lockdown Phase
  Total Lockdown 17 6.6% 242 93.4%
  Overlap of Total and First Relaxation 14 5.5% 241 94.5%
  First Relaxation 18 10.8% 149 89.2%
Social Factors
 Financial Support
  Getting Financial Support if Needed 38 7% 507 93%
  Not Getting Financial Support If Needed 11 8.1% 125 91.9%
 Community Support
  Getting Community Support if Needed 43 7.2% 556 92.8%
  Not Getting Community Support If Needed 6 7.3% 76 92.7%

aStatistically significant association