Table 1

Demographics of all survey participants and (A) those who were not hospitalised and (B) those who were hospitalised

All, n=3290Not hospitalised, n=2873Hospitalised, n=417P value
Gender
 Female2565 (78.0)2269 (79.0)296 (71.0)<0.001
 Male686 (20.9)568 (19.8)118 (28.3)
Age (years)
 17 or under6 (0.2)4 (0.1)2 (0.5)
 18–2455 (1.7)51 (1.8)4 (1.0)
 24–34407 (12.4)373 (13.0)34 (8.2)
 35–44778 (23.6)702 (24.4)76 (18.2)<0.001
 45–541117 (34.0)988 (34.4)129 (31.0)
 55–64693 (21.1)571 (19.9)122 (29.3)
 65–74193 (5.9)153 (5.3)40 (9.6)
 75 or older40 (1.2)30 (1.0)10 (2.4)
Ethnicity
 White3031 (92.1)2684 (93.4)379 (91.0)
 Black, African, black British or Caribbean41 (1.2)31 (1.1)10 (2.4)0.07
 Asian or Asian British91 (2.8)77 (2.7)15 (3.6)
 Mixed or multiple ethnic groups56 (1.7)49 (1.7)7 (1.7)
Nation
 England2742 (83.3)2408 (83.8)330 (79.1)
 Scotland271 (8.2)226 (7.9)43 (10.3)0.609
 Wales155 (4.7)134 (4.7)21 (5.0)
 Northern Ireland43 (1.3)30 (1.0)13 (3.1)
Current work status
 Working full time1104 (33.6)989 (34.4)111 (26.6)
 Working part time532 (16.2)483 (16.8)50 (12.0)
 Student48 (1.5)40 (1.4)8 (1.9)0.003
 Retired304 (9.2)242 (8.4)63 (15.1)
 Not working because of COVID-19889 (27.0)744 (25.9)138 (33.1)
 Not working for other reasons267 (8.1)238 (8.3)31 (7.4)
Total household income
 Below £20 000550 (16.7)458 (15.9)93 (22.3)
 £20 000–£30 000556 (16.9)487 (17.0)69 (16.5)
 £30 001–£40 000510 (15.5)341 (11.9)65 (15.6)<0.001
 £40 001–£70 000796 (24.2)700 (24.4)95 (22.8)
 Over £70 000496 (15.1)448 (15.6)45 (10.8)
Pre-existing health condition
 Anxiety390 (11.9)335 (11.7)55 (13.2)0.37
 Asthma866 (26.3)723 (25.2)143 (34.3)<0.001
 Bronchiectasis32 (1.0)22 (0.8)10 (2.4)<0.001
 Cancer32 (1.0)28 (1.0)4 (1.0)0.98
 CVD58 (1.8)42 (1.5)16 (3.8)0.001
 CKD16 (0.5)11 (0.4)5 (1.2)0.025
 COPD58 (1.6)43 (1.5)14 (3.4)0.01
 Depression287 (8.7)240 (8.4)47 (11.3)0.05
 Diabetes71 (2.2)50 (1.7)21 (5.0)<0.001
 HTN255 (7.8)202 (7.0)53 (12.7)<0.001
 ILD2 (0.1)2 (0.1)0 (0.0)0.59
 Obesity218 (6.6)173 (6.0)45 (10.8)<0.001
  • Data are presented as n (%). Statistical tests compare hospitalised and not hospitalised groups. P values are for χ2 or t test as appropriate. Where numbers do not total 100%, missing values are due to questions unanswered by participants.

  • CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HTN, hypertension; ILD, interstitial lung disease.