Table 1.
Demographics of survey respondents (N=255)
| Frequency (%) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.1 (9.77) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–35 | 53 (20.8) |
| 36–50 | 104 (40.8) |
| 50+ | 98 (38.4) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 28 (11.0) |
| Female | 226 (88.6) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (0.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 242 (94.9) |
| Asian | 7 (2.7) |
| All other ethnic groups | 6 (2.4) |
| Years qualified | |
| <20 | 109 (42.7) |
| >20 | 146 (57.3) |
| UK region | |
| Scotland | 23 (9.0) |
| Northern Ireland | 7 (2.7) |
| Wales | 11 (4.3) |
| England (excluding London) | 200 (78.4) |
| Greater London | 14 (5.5) (England: North East 11, North West 30, Yorkshire and Humber 35, West Midlands 16, East Midlands 28, South West 22, South East 43, East of England 15) |
| Usual clinical setting | |
| Acute | 147 (57.6) |
| Community | 45 (17.6) |
| Primary care | 27 (10.6) |
| Other | 15 (5.9) |
| Change of role during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Yes | 146 (57.3) |
| No | 72 (28.2) |
| Undertaking aerosol generating procedures | |
| Yes | 124 (48.6) |
| No | 96 (37.6) |
| Living arrangements | |
| Alone | 11 (4.3) |
| With partner/spouse | 66 (25.9) |
| With partner/spouse and children | 110 (43.1) |
| Single parent with children | 13 (5.1) |
| With extended family | 9 (3.5) |
| Do you live in a multigenerational household? | |
| Yes | 24 (13.3) |
| No | 175 (68.8) |
| Do you have a long-term condition? | |
| No | 201 (78.8) |
| Yes | 53 (20.8) (cardiac 8; diabetes 7; asthma 29, other 9) |