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

Table 6.

Results of logistic regression, with binary outcome variable of non-adherence or adherence to all social distancing rules

Explanatory Variables Exp (B) 95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp (B) Sig.
Lower Upper
Constant 24,481,821.0 .996
Demographic Factors
 Gender .047
  Female
  Male 1.305 .388 4.389 .667
  Otherb .047 .004 .592 .018
 Age .977 .933 1.023 .322
 Ethnicity
  White
  BAME 1.19 .37 3.832 .77
 Language
  English as First Language
  English Not as First Language .613 .182 2.068 .43
 Religion .488
  No Religion
  Christian .504 .203 1.252 .14
  Buddhist 6.469 .208 201.301 .287
  Hindu .099 .003 3.111 .188
  Jewish 1.641 .298 9.043 .569
  Muslim 1.171 .07 19.652 .913
  Sikh 5.882E+ 9 .000 .999
  Other .414 .071 2.407 .326
 Highest Qualification Obtained .306
  Doctoral Degree
  Masters Degree .353 .029 4.343 .416
  Professional Qualification .21 .016 2.811 .238
  Bachelors Degree .166 .014 2.028 .16
  Vocational / Work-related Qualification .133 .008 2.121 .153
  A Levels or equivalent 28,639,096.0 .000 .997
  GCSEs or equivalent 1.272 .042 38.118 .89
  No Qualifications 2.406 .041 141.664 .673
 Employment Status .586
  Long-term sick or disabled
  Retired .787 .136 4.567 .79
  Working as an employee from home 3.579 .682 18.774 .132
  Self-employed or freelance from home 2.24 .36 13.947 .387
  Looking after home or family .721 .075 6.904 .777
  Unemployed 3.303 .23 47.51 .38
  A furloughed employee 3.573 .451 28.315 .228
  A student 1.313 .071 24.42 .855
  Working as an employee in my normal place of work (not home) 2.605 .136 49.896 .525
  Self-employed or freelance in my normal place of work (not home) 121,440,088 .000 .998
  Other 3.414 .363 32.075 .283
 Key Worker Status
  Not Key Worker
  Key Worker .511 .154 1.694 .272
 Deprivation 1.016 .841 1.227 .873
Housing Factors
 Housing Situation .909
  Live in Own Home
  Live in Rented Home 1.054 .374 2.971 .920
  Live in Rented Room of Multiple Occupancy House 1.553 .214 11.276 .664
 Number of People Living With .849 .619 1.166 .312
 Living With a Vulnerable Person
 Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status
  Not Living with Person of Vulnerable Health Status .998 .385 2.586 .997
Health Factors
 Vulnerable Healtha
  Vulnerable
  Not Vulnerablea 4.506 1.799 11.285 .001
 COVID-19 Symptoms
  Not Had
  Had .87 .341 2.215 .77
 Perceived Susceptibility 1.102 .823 1.477 .514
Political Factors
 2019 General Election
  Voted for Government
  Did Not Vote for Government 1.522 .361 6.41 .567
 Trust in Government 1.005 .76 1.328 .974
 Lockdown Phasea .009
  Total Lockdown
  Overlap of Total and First Relaxation 1.204 .465 3.114 .702
  First Relaxationa .261 .096 .711 .009
Psychological Factors
 COVID-19 and Social Distancing Knowledge 1.273 .864 1.877 .223
 Social Responsibility .966 .63 1.482 .875
 Self-Interest .985 .707 1.372 .927
 Intention to Socially Distance .688 .433 1.094 .114
 Control over Leaving the House .821 .634 1.063 .135
 Control over Others’ Distancinga .724 .573 .916 .007
 Control over Responsibilitiesa .642 .474 .869 .004
 Normative Pressure from Family .931 .577 1.5 .768
 Normative Pressure from Friends .739 .526 1.037 .08
 Normative Pressure from Neighbours 1.062 .824 1.369 .643
Social Factors
 Financial Support
 Getting Financial Support if Needed
  Not Getting Financial Support If Needed .731 .241 2.22 .58
 Community Support
  Getting Community Support if Needed
  Not Getting Community Support If Needed 1.166 .27 5.039 .837
Support from a Special Person .912 .674 1.234 .551
Support from Family .903 .596 1.366 .628
Support from Friends 1.18 .758 1.838 .464

aSignificant predictors of non-adherence of all social distancing rules

bSignificant association found, but below threshold of 10 units per variable (68)