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. 2021 Feb 16;16(2):e0239247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239247

Table 2. Relative odds of respondents having a positive opinion of UK government decision-making during the COVID-19 lockdown, by demographic group.

Variable Group OR p
Region East Midlands 1.19 (0.99–1.39) 0.085
East of England 1.26 (1.09–1.43) 0.008
London Ref -
North East 1.15 (0.95–1.35) 0.157
North West 0.98 (0.80–1.16) 0.793
Northern Ireland 0.85 (0.41–1.29) 0.488
Scotland 0.71 (0.51–0.91) 0.001
South East 1.26 (1.11–1.41) 0.003
South West 1.08 (0.91–1.25) 0.369
Wales 0.89 (0.68–1.10) 0.262
West Midlands 1.36 (1.17–1.55) 0.001
Age 20–34 0.77 (0.56–0.98) 0.012
35–54 0.65 (0.50–0.80) <0.001
55–69 0.76 (0.62–0.90) <0.001
70+ Ref -
Education Completed Primary School 0.49 (-0.04–1.02) 0.008
GSCE/O-Levels (ref) Ref -
A level/Higher 0.62 (0.40–0.84) <0.001
Further education 0.63 (0.45–0.81) <0.001
University (first) degree 0.41 (0.24–0.58) <0.001
Post-graduate degree 0.32 (0.15–0.49) <0.001
Gender Female (ref) Ref -
Male 0.77 (0.67–0.87) <0.001
All other genders 0.73 (0.15–1.31) 0.284
Income Less than £15,000 0.51 (0.29–0.73) <0.001
£15,000 - £24,999 0.56 (0.36–0.76) <0.001
£25000 - £39,999 0.60 (0.41–0.79) <0.001
£40,000 - £59,999 0.72 (0.53–0.91) 0.001
£60,000 - £99,999 0.85 (0.65–1.05) 0.097
£100,000+ (ref) Ref -

Model is adjusted for all covariates.