Table 3.

Group mean comparisons of protective behaviours, functional impairment and quality of life measures

	Protective behaviours							Functional impairment			Quality of life
	n=	Consuming news media	p=	Staying home	p=	Washing behaviours	p=	n=	WSAS	p=	n=	EQ5D-3 L	p=
Female	234	3.34	0.57	2.79	0.11	2.69	0.09	234	20.9	0.16	234	0.487	0.22
Male	55	3.44		2.64		2.5		54	22.5		54	0.548
At-risk ethnicity	50	3.18	0.19	2.60	0.20	2.83	0.10	49	23.5	0.02	49	0.583	0.05
Not at-risk	234	3.40		2.78		2.61		234	20.8		234	0.481
Employed	129	3.45	0.16	2.58	< 0.001	2.57	0.14	129	21.4	0.54	128	0.561	0.005
Unemployed	159	3.29		2.89		2.72		158	20.		158	0.449
Lives alone	46	3.4	0.73	2.89	0.09	2.55	0.46	45	23.7	0.013	45	0.362	0.003
Lives with others	242	3.35		2.72		2.67		242	20.7		241	0.525
Has had COVID-19	46	3.04	0.02	2.7	0.77	2.53	0.24	46	21.1	0.96	46	0.471	0.53
No previous COVID-19	242	3.43		2.76		2.67		241	21.2		240	0.504
≥1 at-risk health condition	73	3.3	0.78	2.95	0.002	2.87	0.003	73	20.3	0.25	72	0.404	0.005
No at-risk health conditions	214	3.38		2.68		2.58		213	21.6		213	0.531
Lives with someone vulnerable	114	3.59	0.003	2.83	0.26	2.53	0.001	114	22	0.11	114	0.477	0.36
Does not live with some vulnerable	174	3.21		2.7		2.84		173	20.6		172	0.514
Loved one hospitalised by COVID	95	3.34	0.84	2.75	0.88	2.68	0.81	95	22.4	0.042	95	0.523	0.39
No loved one hospitalised by COVID	193	3.37		2.75		2.64		192	20.5		191	0.487