Table 7.
Experiences of COVID-19 among vulnerable populations (BAME participants and those 65 years and over) compared to other populations (White participants and those under 65 years).
| Experiences of COVID-19 | White participants (n=876) | BAMEa participants (n=115) | Participants under 65 years (n=874) | Participants 65 years and over (n=127) | |||||||
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n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | |||
| Any close experience of COVID-19 | 371 (42.3) | 39.2-45.4 | 61 (53.0) | 49.9-56.1 | 407 (46.6) | 43.5-49.7 | 28 (22.0) | 19.4-24.6 | |||
| Tested positive | 32 (3.7) | 2.5-4.9 | 8 (7.0) | 5.4-8.6 | 39 (4.5) | 3.2-5.8 | 1 (0.9) | 0.3-1.5 | |||
| Member of household tested positive | 112 (12.7) | 10.6-14.8 | 29 (25.2) | 22.5-27.9 | 136 (15.6) | 13.4-17.8 | 5 (3.9) | 2.7-5.1 | |||
| Another close person tested positive | 241 (27.5) | 24.7-30.3 | 36 (31.3) | 28.4-34.2 | 265 (30.3) | 27.5-33.1 | 14 (11.0) | 9.1-12.9 | |||
| Asked to self-isolate | 76 (8.7) | 7.0-10.4 | 7 (7.0) | 5.4-8.6 | 74 (8.5) | 6.8-10.2 | 11 (8.8) | 7.0-10.4 | |||
aBAME: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic.