Table 8.
Downloads of the NHS COVID-19 app among vulnerable populations (BAME participants and those 65 years and over) compared to other populations (White participants and those under 65 years).
| Download status | 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 | ||
| Downloaded | 440 (50.2) | 47.1-53.3 | 48 (41.7) | 38.6-44.8 | 424 (48.5) | 45.4-51.6 | 66 (52.0) | 48.9-55.1 | ||
| Downloaded then deleted | 65 (7.4) | 5.8-9.0 | 16 (13.9) | 11.8-16.0 | 79 (9.0) | 7.2-10.8 | 2 (1.6) | 0.8-2.4 | ||
| Not downloaded but intend to | 105 (12.0) | 10.0-14.0 | 19 (16.5) | 14.2-18.8 | 115 (13.2) | 11.1-15.3 | 13 (10.2) | 8.3-12.1 | ||
| Do not intend to download | 236 (26.9) | 24.2-29.6 | 24 (20.9) | 18.4-23.4 | 220 (25.2) | 22.5-27.9 | 44 (34.6) | 32.6-38.6 | ||
aBAME: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic.