Table 1.
Demographic breakdown of a cross-sectional survey sample of the general population.
| Variable | Group | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 118 (21.2 %) |
| Female | 433 (78 %) | |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (0.4 %) | |
| Self-identify | 2 (0.4 %) | |
| Age | 18–24 | 185 (33.3 %) |
| 25–34 | 62 (11.2 %) | |
| 35–44 | 119 (21.4 %) | |
| 45–54 | 70 (12.6 %) | |
| 55–64 | 68 (12.3 %) | |
| 64+ | 51 (9.2 %) | |
| Nationality | Ireland | 432 (77.8 %) |
| Europe | 96 (17.3 %) | |
| Other | 27 (4.9 %) | |
| Underlying health condition | Yes | 124 (22.3 %) |
| No | 431 (77.7 %) | |
| Household health condition | Yes | 192 (34.6 %) |
| No | 363 (65.4 %) | |
| Had Covid | Symptoms + no test | 29 (5.2 %) |
| Positive test | 15 (2.7 %) | |
| Negative test | 156 (28.1 %) | |
| No symptoms | 355 (64 %) | |
| Close contact had Covid | Symptoms + no test | 22 (4 %) |
| Positive test | 271 (48.8 %) | |
| Negative test | 243 (43.8 %) | |
| No symptoms | 19 (3.4 %) | |
| Living environment | Renting | 126 (22.7 %) |
| Owning | 260 (46.8 %) | |
| With family | 169 (30.5 %) | |
| Employment status | Student | 122 (22 %) |
| Unemployed | 17 (3.1 %) | |
| Unemployed (Covid) | 32 (5.8 %) | |
| Retired/pensioner | 61 (11 %) | |
| PT worker | 71 (12.8 %) | |
| FT worker | 205 (36.9 %) | |
| PT (Covid) | 9 (1.6 %) | |
| Care for family/home | 38 (6.8 %) | |
| Loss of income | Lost income (Covid) | 177 (31.9 %) |
| No loss of income | 340 (61.3 %) | |
| Don't know | 38 (6.8 %) | |
| No of adults per household | Live alone | 87 (15.7 %) |
| 1 adult | 214 (38.6 %) | |
| 2 adults | 105 (18.9 %) | |
| 3 adults | 95 (17.1 %) | |
| 4+ adults | 54 (9.7 %) | |
| No children per household | No child | 352 (63.4 %) |
| 1 child | 87 (15.7 %) | |
| 2 children | 78(14.1 %) | |
| 3 children | 28 (5 %) | |
| 4+ children | 10 (9.7 %) |