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. 2021 Dec 17;17(12):5242–5254. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2002084

Table 2.

Summary statistics of respondent’s socio-demographic and health characteristics

Characteristic Level n
Gender Female 946 (57.0%)
  Male 714 (43.0%)
Age Under 50 1122 (67.6%)
  50–64 332 (20.0%)
  65 and over 206 (12.4%)
Ethnicity White 1297 (78.1%)
  English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British 1209 (72.8%)
  Irish 17 (1.0%)
  Any other White background 71 (4.3%)
  Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 83 (5.0%)
  White and Black Caribbean 20 (1.2%)
  White and Black African 7 (0.4%)
  White and Asian 31 (1.9%)
  Any other Mixed/Multiple ethnic background 25 (1.5%)
  Asian/Asian British 180 (10.8%)
  Indian 69 (4.2%)
  Pakistani 36 (2.2%)
  Bangladeshi 25 (1.5%)
  Chinese 26 (1.6%)
  Any other Asian background 24 (1.4%)
  Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 88 (5.3%)
  African 45 (2.7%)
  Caribbean 31 (1.9%)
  Any other Black/African/Caribbean background 12 (0.7%)
  Other ethnic group 12 (0.7%)
  Arab 3 (0.2%)
  Any other ethnic group 9 (0.5%)
England region London 286 (17.2%)
  East Midlands 141 (8.5%)
  East of England 155 (9.3%)
  North East 67 (4.0%)
  North West 198 (11.9%)
  South East 281 (16.9%)
  South West 163 (9.8%)
  West Midlands 179 (10.8%)
  Yorkshire and the Humber 190 (11.4%)
Deciles of Indices of Multiple Deprivation 1 (most deprived) 137 (8.3%)
  2 170 (10.2%)
  3 146 (8.8%)
  4 157 (9.5%)
  5 166 (10.0%)
  6 145 (8.7%)
  7 172 (10.4%)
  8 173 (10.4%)
  9 187 (11.3%)
  10 204 (12.3%)
  Missing 3 (0.2%)
Key worker Not a key worker 585 (35.2%)
  Not sure 103 (6.2%)
  Key worker – Health and social care 110 (6.6%)
  Key worker – Education and childcare 129 (7.8%)
  Key worker – Utilities and communication 28 (1.7%)
  Key worker – Food and necessary goods 70 (4.2%)
  Key worker – Transport 37 (2.2%)
  Key worker – Key public services 48 (2.9%)
  Key worker – Public safety and national security 15 (0.9%)
  Key worker – National and local governments 34 (2.0%)
  Not in work 501 (30.2%)
BMI Underweight 67 (4.0%)
  Healthy weight 646 (38.9%)
  Overweight 469 (28.3%)
  Obese 283 (17.0%)
  Missing 195 (11.7%)
Previously had COVID-19 Not had COVID-19 1336 (80.5%)
  Had COVID-19 284 (17.1%)
  Missing 40 (2.4%)
Shielding from COVID-19 Yes 320 (19.3%)
  No 1340 (80.7%)
General health Very bad 13 (0.8%)
  Bad 60 (3.6%)
  Fair 390 (23.5%)
  Good 773 (46.6%)
  Very good 358 (21.6%)
  Missing 66 (4.0%)
Seasonal influenza vaccine frequency Never 794 (47.8%)
  Rarely 275 (16.6%)
  Some years 145 (8.7%)
  Most years 140 (8.4%)
  Every year 306 (18.4%)