Table 3.
Reasons for intention to download and for downloading the NHS COVID-19 app.
| Reasons for intention to download and for downloading the app |
Participants who intended to download the appa (n=128) | The extent to which each reason was a motivation for downloading the appb (n=490) | |||
| n (%) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| To help the National Health Service | 84 (65.6) | 62.7-68.5 | 4.42 (0.753) | 5 (1) | |
| To help protect my friends and family | 80 (62.5) | 59.5-65.5 | 4.36 (0.792) | 5 (1) | |
| To help protect myself | 70 (54.7) | 51.6-57.8 | 4.27 (0.883) | 4 (1) | |
| Because it will reduce the spread of the virus | 55 (43.0) | 39.9-46.1 | 4.11 (0.966) | 4 (1) | |
| To help protect broader society | 46 (35.9) | 32.9-46.1 | 4.2 (0.897) | 4 (1) | |
| Because I need it to check into venues | 24 (18.8) | 16.4-21.2 | 3.54 (1.179) | 4 (1) | |
| Because the government told me to | 15 (11.7) | 9.7-13.7 | 3.46 (1.177) | 4 (1) | |
| Because everyone else is | 12 (9.4) | 7.6-11.2 | 3.14 (1.177) | 3 (2) | |
| Because it is a requirement for my job | 7 (5.5) | 4.1-6.9 | 2.53 (1.361) | 2 (3) | |
| None of the above | 2 (1.6) | 0.8-2.4 | N/Ac | N/A | |
aParticipants who intended to download the app were asked to select all reasons that applied.
bParticipants who had the app were asked to what extent each reason was a motivation for downloading the app; responses were rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 5 (“strongly agree”).
cN/A: not applicable; this entry was not rated.