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. 2022 Apr 27;32(4):655–663. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac046

Table 3.

COVID-19-related exposure and prevention behaviours according to migratory status and sex, N = 111 824

Overcrowding (N = 111 824) Working outside the home only (among persons who worked in last 7 days) (N = 58 306) Using public transportation (among persons who worked in last 7 days) (N = 58 306) Not wearing mask systematically in last 7 days (among who went out) (N = 103 350) Not being able to respect distance in last 7 days (among who went out) (N = 103 350)
Majority population Total 7.5 32.6 2.1 61.8 42.1
Men 7.7 32.3 1.7 67.6 41.7
Women 7.3 33.0 2.5 56.3 42.5
P 0.07 0.18 <0.001 <0.001 <0.05
Persons born in FOD Total 21.4 35.1 7.0 49.7 41.2
Men 20.9 31.3 4.5 56.4 39.1
Women 21.9 40.1 10.2 42.1 43.6
P 0.81 0.13 0.07 <0.01 0.35
FOD descendants Total 22.9 29.7 9.8 55.5 53.2
Men 17.6 29.0 8.6 59.3 49.6
Women 27.2 30.3 10.9 52.6 55.9
P <0.05 0.80 0.47 0.13 0.17
Second-generation EU Total 8.2 30.5 2.5 55.4 39.7
Men 8.9 30.1 2.0 61.7 39.1
Women 7.6 31.0 3.0 49.5 40.3
P 0.16 0.67 0.12 <0.001 0.46
Second-generation North Africa Total 32.3 26.8 4.9 52.0 47.0
Men 32.5 30.8 3.2 58.9 44.5
Women 32.1 22.7 6.5 45.8 49.2
P 0.86 <0.01 <0.05 <0.001 <0.05
Second-generation Sub-Saharan Africa Total 41.6 26.6 12.7 47.5 56.9
Men 37.8 30.8 13.2 51.6 56.8
Women 45.1 22.1 12.1 43.6 57.1
P 0.10 0.14 0.82 0.10 0.94
Second generation Asia Total 33.2 22.0 4.8 42.6 49.2
Men 27.7 22.6 3.2 45.3 44.2
Women 38.5 21.5 6.4 39.7 54.5
P <0.05 0.86 0.25 0.33 0.08
First-generation EU Total 14.3 29.2 4.9 49.9 35.0
Men 14.5 27.2 3.5 51.9 32.8
Women 14.2 31.0 6.2 48.2 36.7
P 0.84 0.20 <0.05 0.12 0.08
First-generation North Africa Total 40.0 32.9 6.3 35.9 31.6
Men 39.4 30.4 5.4 40.6 31.1
Women 40.7 37.4 7.9 29.8 32.1
P 0.57 <0.05 0.13 <0.001 0.66
First-generation sub-Saharan Africa Total 40.9 36.2 18.3 33.9 38.1
Men 43.4 34.6 15.6 37.8 43.3
Women 38.6 37.9 21.2 30.4 33.4
P 0.15 0.44 0.12 <0.05 <0.01
First generation Asia Total 36.7 21.4 9.8 23.5 39.5
Men 38.2 18.1 10.9 23.5 40.8
Women 35.4 24.9 8.7 23.6 38.5
P 0.52 0.17 0.57 0.96 0.63
P migratory status <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Note: The EpiCov Study, May 2020. Weighted percentages and χ2 tests.