Table 1.
Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of study population, and experience with COVID-19
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 983 | 49.0 |
| Female | 1024 | 51.0 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0 |
| Age | ||
| 18–30 years | 407 | 20.3 |
| 31–45 years | 472 | 23.5 |
| 46–60 years | 522 | 26.0 |
| 61–75 years | 557 | 27.7 |
| 76 years and over | 50 | 2.5 |
| Region | ||
| Flanders | 1140 | 56.8 |
| Wallonia | 662 | 33.0 |
| Brussels | 206 | 10.3 |
| Educational level | ||
| Primary or without diploma | 62 | 3.1 |
| Lower secondary | 240 | 12.0 |
| Upper secondary | 810 | 40.3 |
| Superior short type and bachelors | 420 | 20.9 |
| Long/university level superior | 471 | 23.5 |
| Occupation | ||
| Yes | 920 | 45.8 |
| No, incapacitated to work | 161 | 8.0 |
| No, pre-pension | 33 | 1.6 |
| No, pension | 530 | 26.4 |
| No, unemployed | 80 | 4.0 |
| No, student | 180 | 9.0 |
| No, homemaker | 88 | 4.4 |
| No, never or not yet worked | 16 | 0.8 |
| Net annual household income | ||
| Less than EUR 15,000 | 164 | 8.2 |
| Between EUR 15,000 and 29,999 | 612 | 30.5 |
| Between EUR 30,000 and 44,999 | 534 | 26.6 |
| More than 45,000 | 319 | 15.9 |
| I do not know | 379 | 18.9 |
| Tested positive for COVID-19 | ||
| Not tested positive and no COVID-19 symptoms | 1709 | 85.1 |
| Not tested positive but had COVID-19 symptoms | 198 | 9.9 |
| Tested positive but without COVID-19 symptoms | 41 | 2.1 |
| Tested positive for COVID-19 symptoms and hospitalised | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tested positive for COVID-19 symptoms but no hospitalisation | 26 | 1.3 |
| Don’t know if tested positive for COVID-19 | 33 | 1.6 |