Table 1.
Description of cohort
| Variable | Working during lockdown (primary analysis) N = 10,508 |
Working at the time of questionnaire response (secondary analysis) N = 12,252 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, med(IQR) | 45 (34 – 54) | 44 (34 – 54) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2653 (25.3%) | 2939 (24.1%) |
| Female | 7829 (74.7%) | 9281 (76.0%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 7066 (69.5%) | 8261 (69.7%) |
| Asian | 2026 (19.9%) | 2327 (19.6%) |
| Black | 444 (4.4%) | 511 (4.3%) |
| Mixed | 412 (4.1%) | 491 (4.4%) |
| Other | 218 (2.1%) | 258 (2.2%) |
| Migration status | ||
| Born in UK | 7517 (72.9%) | 8800 (73.2%) |
| Born abroad | 2801 (27.2%) | 3225 (26.8%) |
| Occupation | ||
| Doctor or medical support | 2632 (26.0%) | 2788 (23.7%) |
| Nurse, NA or Midwife | 2416 (23.9%) | 2546 (21.6%) |
| Allied Health Professionala | 4232 (41.9%) | 5158 (43.8%) |
| Dental | 382 (3.8%) | 765 (6.5%) |
| Admin, estates or other | 450 (4.5%) | 525 (4.5%) |
| Work sector | ||
| Non NHS | 1093 (10.9%) | 1849 (15.3%) |
| NHS | 8981 (89.2%) | 10,274 (84.8%) |
| Work areas | ||
| Ambulance | 427 (4.1%) | 485 (4.0%) |
| Emergency Department | 1052 (10.0%) | 1046 (8.6%) |
| Intensive Care Unit | 1014 (9.7%) | 843 (6.9%) |
| Hospital Inpatient | 2960 (28.3%) | 3088 (25.3%) |
| Psychiatric hospital | 325 (3.1%) | 327 (2.7%) |
| Nursing or Care Home | 255 (2.4%) | 299 (2.5%) |
| Aerosol generating procedure exposure | ||
| Less than weekly exposure | 7777 (76.5%) | 9259 (75.8%) |
| At least weekly exposure | 2396 (23.6%) | 2953 (24.2%) |
| Night shift pattern | ||
| Never works nights | 6990 (67.3%) | 8629 (73.3%) |
| Works nights less than weekly | 1948 (18.8%) | 1966 (16.7%) |
| Works nights weekly or always | 1445 (13.9%) | 1179 (10.0%) |
| Number of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients attended to per week (with physical contact) | ||
| None | 5601 (53.9%) | 8051 (66.7%) |
| 1 – 5 | 2386 (23.0%) | 2362 (19.5%) |
| 6 – 20 | 1645 (15.8%) | 1180 (9.8%) |
| ≥ 21 | 765 (7.4%) | 485 (4.0%) |
| Work region | ||
| London | 1344 (14.5%) | 1575 (14.5%) |
| South East England | 1219 (13.1%) | 1433 (13.2%) |
| South West England | 826 (8.9%) | 975 (9.0%) |
| East of England | 752 (8.1%) | 919 (8.5%) |
| East Midlands | 1022 (11.0%) | 1176 (10.9%) |
| West Midlands | 804 (8.7%) | 947 (8.7%) |
| North East England | 440 (4.7%) | 482 (4.5%) |
| North West England | 1070 (11.5%) | 1218 (11.2%) |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 753 (8.1%) | 897 (8.3%) |
| Wales | 318 (3.4%) | 371 (3.4%) |
| Scotland | 609 (6.5%) | 694 (6.4%) |
| Northern Ireland | 134 (1.4%) | 151 (1.4%) |
| Trust in employer (to address a concern about unsafe clinical practice) | ||
| Does not trust employer | 3071 (30.7%) | 3530 (29.5%) |
| Trusts employer | 6945 (69.3%) | 8439 (70.5%) |
a Also includes pharmacists, healthcare scientists, ambulance workers and those in optical roles
Occupational factors other than region of workplace relate to work circumstances during the weeks following the first UK national lockdown on March 23.rd 2020 in the primary analysis and at the time of questionnaire response in the secondary analysis
IQR Interquartile range, NHS National health service, PPE Personal protective equipment, SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2