Social distancing behaviour and ability to work from home by a range of sociodemographic factors, N=2108
| Social distancing measures being taken yes versus no* | Able to work from home yes versus no (N=1149)† | |||||||
| N | Weighted % | Unadjusted RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | N | Weighted % | Unadjusted RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | |
| Social distancing | ||||||||
| Yes | 969 | 45.2 | ||||||
| No | 1139 | 54.8 | ||||||
| Ability to work from home | ||||||||
| Yes | 540 | 44.3 | ||||||
| No | 609 | 53.0 | ||||||
| Don’t know | 32 | 2.7 | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–34 | 202 | 38.4 | Ref | Ref‡ | 154 | 48.0 | Ref | Ref§ |
| 35–49 | 229 | 40.8 | 1.1 (0.91 to 1.2) | 0.86 (0.74 to 1.0) | 220 | 48.0 | 1.0 (0.86 to 1.2) | 0.98 (0.94 to 1.3) |
| 50–69 | 329 | 46.4 | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4)** | 0.81 (0.73 to 1.0) | 151 | 39.9 | 0.83 (0.70 to 0.99)* | 0.90 (0.81 to 1.1) |
| 70 or older | 209 | 64.2 | 1.7 (1.5 to 1.9)*** | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.5)* | 15 | 53.9 | 1.1 (0.78 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.96 to 1.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 436) | 42.9 | Ref | Ref‡ | 280 | 46.1 | Ref | Ref§ |
| Female | 519 | 47.4 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2)* | 1.0 (0.88 to 1.2) | 254 | 44.8 | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.1) | 0.98 (0.86 to 1.2) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White group | 919 | 45.5 | Ref | – | 506 | 45.1 | Ref | Ref§ |
| Black, Asian and minority ethnic | 45 | 42.1 | 0.92 (0.73 to 1.2) | 31 | 54.2 | 1.2 (0.94 to 1.5) | 1.0 (0.98 to 1.1) | |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married, civil partnership or living as married | 628 | 48.4 | Ref | Ref‡ | 366 | 47.2 | Ref | – |
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 121 | 44.1 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.1) | 0.75 (0.64 to 0.87)*** | 43 | 39.5 | 0.84 (0.65 to 1.1) | |
| Never married | 214 | 38.4 | 0.79 (0.70 to 0.90)*** | 0.74 (0.63 to 0.88)** | 128 | 43.5 | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.1) | |
| Area of residence | ||||||||
| London | 111 | 45.2 | Ref | – | 76 | 54.0 | Ref | Ref§ |
| North of England | 220 | 41.6 | 0.92 (0.77 to 1.1) | 129 | 44.7 | 0.83 (0.67 to 1.0) | 1.0 (0.76 to 1.2) | |
| Midlands and East of England | 249 | 46.0 | 1.0 (0.86 to 1.2) | 123 | 44.4 | 0.82 (0.67 to 1.0) | 1.0 (0.75 to 1.1) | |
| South of England | 221 | 45.0 | 0.99 (0.84 to 1.2) | 151 | 49.0 | 0.91 (0.75 to 1.1) | 1.0 (0.88 to 1.4) | |
| Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | 168 | 49.9 | 1.1 (0.92 to 1.3) | 61 | 35.2 | 0.65 (0.50 to 0.84)** | 0.76 (0.59 to 1.0) | |
| Education | ||||||||
| Degree or above | 321 | 48.0 | Ref | – | 289 | 62.6 | Ref | Ref¶ |
| Post-secondary | 186 | 46.7 | 0.97 (0.85 to 1.1) | 105 | 47.7 | 0.76 (0.65 to 0.89)** | 0.68 (0.59 to 0.79)*** | |
| Secondary or below | 436 | 43.7 | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.0) | 137 | 29.4 | 0.47 (0.40 to 0.55)*** | 0.45 (0.39 to 0.53)*** | |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Working full time | 344 | 38.6 | Ref | Ref‡ | 439 | 48.9 | Ref | Ref¶ |
| Working part time | 136 | 46.8 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)* | 1.0 (0.86 to 1.2) | 101 | 35.0 | 0.71 (0.60 to 0.85)*** | 0.93 (0.84 to 1.2) |
| Full-time student | 43 | 36.3 | 0.94 (0.73 to 1.2) | 1.0 (0.71 to 1.5) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retired | 331 | 59.7 | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.7)*** | 1.1 (0.90 to 1.3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Unemployed/not working | 95 | 45.4 | 1.2 (0.99 to 1.4) | 1.1 (0.90 to 1.4) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Household income | ||||||||
| £50 000 and over | 178 | 41.0 | Ref | Ref** | 241 | 67.3 | Ref | Ref†† |
| £30 000–£49 999 | 211 | 43.8 | 1.1 (0.92 to 1.2) | 1.0 (0.87 to 1.2) | 131 | 42.6 | 0.63 (0.54 to 0.74)*** | 0.55 (0.47 to 0.63)*** |
| £20 000–£29 999 | 173 | 48.5 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)* | 1.1 (0.89 to 1.3) | 64 | 30.7 | 0.46 (0.37 to 0.57)*** | 0.41 (0.33 to 0.52)*** |
| <£20 000 | 218 | 49.0 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)* | 1.0 (0.87 to 1.2) | 31 | 22.7 | 0.34 (0.24 to 0.47)*** | 0.33 (0.24 to 0.45)*** |
| Savings | ||||||||
| £25 000 or more | 177 | 48.4 | Ref | Ref** | 100 | 59.9 | Ref | Ref†† |
| £5000–£24 999 | 177 | 48.7 | 1.0 (0.86 to 1.2) | 1.1 (0.93 to 1.3) | 131 | 57.6 | 0.96 (0.81 to 1.1) | 0.90 (0.76 to 1.1) |
| £1000–£4999 | 126 | 40.7 | 0.84 (0.71 to 1.0) | 0.76 (0.67 to 0.87)*** | 89 | 43.7 | 0.73 (0.59 to 0.90)** | 0.67 (0.54 to 0.83)*** |
| £100–£999 | 91 | 37.4 | 0.77 (0.63 to 0.94)* | 0.73 (0.61 to 0.87)*** | 67 | 40.1 | 0.67 (0.53 to 0.84)** | 0.64 (0.50 to 0.81)*** |
| Less than £100 | 122 | 43.5 | 0.90 (0.76 to 1.1) | 0.83 (0.73 to 0.95)*** | 54 | 33.1 | 0.55 (0.43 to 0.71)*** | 0.51 (0.39 to 0.67)*** |
| Housing tenure | ||||||||
| Own outright | 377 | 55.0 | Ref | Ref** | 93 | 41.0 | Ref | Ref†† |
| Own with mortgage/shared ownership | 261 | 40.8 | 0.74 (0.66 to 0.83)*** | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.1) | 293 | 55.0 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)** | 1.0 (0.73 to 1.5) |
| Rented from private landlord | 145 | 45.0 | 0.82 (0.71 to 0.94)** | 1.1 (0.90 to 1.3) | 85 | 39.8 | 0.97 (0.77 to 1.2) | 0.92 (0.83 to 1.1) |
| Rented from local authority/housing association | 94 | 42.2 | 0.77 (0.65 to 0.91)** | 0.90 (0.75 to 1.1) | 16 | 18.2 | 0.44 (0.27 to 0.72)** | 0.45 (0.28 to 0.73)** |
| Live with parents, family or friends | 78 | 35.4 | 0.64 (0.53 to 0.78)*** | 0.93 (0.70 to 1.2) | 46 | 43.6 | 1.1 (0.81 to 1.4) | 0.79 (0.65 to 1.0) |
*P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
*Those that report avoiding crowded areas and social events.
†Excluding those who responded ‘Don’t know’.
‡Mutually adjusted for age, sex, marital status, employment status, household income, savings and housing tenure.
§Mutually adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, UK area of residence, education, employment status, household income, savings and housing tenure.
¶Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, UK area of residence and housing tenure.
**Adjusted for age, sex, marital status and employment status.
††Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and UK area of residence.
N/A, not available; RR, relative risk.