Table 2.
Health-related characteristics and social determinants of study participants (n = 2186).
| Characteristics | Participants, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Self-reported health | |
| Very good/excellent | 1771 (81.0) |
| Fair/bad | 385 (17.6) |
| Missing | 30 (1.4) |
| Chronic condition | |
| No | 1975 (90.3) |
| Yes | 201 (9.2) |
| Missing | 10 (0.5) |
| PCR test since February 2020 | |
| Yes | 784 (35.9) |
| No, no test needed | 1126 (51.5) |
| No, but I thought about getting tested | 194 (8.9) |
| No, I asked for a test but did not get one | 72 (3.3) |
| Missing | 10 (0.5) |
| Self-reported COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 46 (2.1) |
| No | 728 (33.3) |
| I do not know | 10 (0.4) |
| Symptoms since February 1a | |
| Fever ≥38 °C | 225 (10.3) |
| Cough | 648 (29.8) |
| Pneumonia | 7 (0.3) |
| Dyspnoea/shortness of breath | 121 (5.6) |
| Pain when breathing | 112 (5.2) |
| Congested/running nose | 848 (39.0) |
| Sore throat | 854 (39.1) |
| Loss of smell or taste | 100 (4.6) |
| No symptoms | 511 (23.5) |
| Contact to a confirmed COVID-19 case | |
| No | 1711 (78.3) |
| Yes, with a distance ≥1.5 m | 179 (8.2) |
| Yes, with a distance <1.5 m | 285 (13.0) |
| Missing | 11 (0.5) |
| Other exposuresa | |
| Working with patients | 262 (12.0) |
| Working with customers | 340 (15.6) |
| Participated in an event with ≥50 persons | 850 (39.1) |
| Travelled outside the EU | 246 (11.3) |
| Travelled within the EU | 1068 (49.0) |
| General adherence to public health measuresb | |
| Adheres completely to public health measures | 1243 (56.9) |
| Adheres partly to public health measures | 919 (42.0) |
| Adheres little to public health measures | 9 (0.4) |
| Does not adhere to public health measures at all | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 15 (0.7) |
| COVID-19 information resource: social media | |
| Rarely/never | 1488 (68.1) |
| Often/always | 686 (31.4) |
| Missing | 12 (0.5) |
| Trust in COVID-19 information from social media influencer | |
| Trust | 277 (12.7) |
| No trust | 1891 (86.5) |
| Missing | 18 (0.8) |
| Supporting social distancing in private (contact restriction) | |
| Yes | 1968 (90.0) |
| No | 204 (9.4) |
| Missing | 14 (0.6) |
| Supporting social distancing in public (at least 1.5 m distance) | |
| Yes | 2126 (97.3) |
| No | 488 (2.2) |
| Missing | 12 (0.5) |
| Supporting wearing a face mask in public spaces | |
| Yes | 2165 (99.0) |
| No | 13 (0.6) |
| Missing | 8 (0.4) |
| Supporting the travel restriction | |
| Yes | 1991 (91.1) |
| No | 169 (7.7) |
| Missing | 26 (1.2) |
PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
a
Multiple replies were possible.
b
In the following analyses, the categories "partly" and "little" were categorised as "partly, adherence to public health measures was assessed by asking respondents.