Table 2

Associations between activity and symptom, symptom attribution and requesting a test

		Been out to…
		The shops for groceries/pharmacy				The shops for things other than groceries/pharmacy				Go to work				Meet friends or family that you don’t live with				Provide help or care for a vulnerable person
		OR for going out (95% CI)†	P value	aOR for going out (95% CI)‡ §	P value	OR for going out (95% CI)†	P value	aOR for going out (95% CI)‡ §	P value	OR for going out (95% CI)¶	P value	aOR for going out (95% CI)§**	P value	OR for going out (95% CI)†	P value	aOR for going out (95% CI)‡ §	P value	OR for going out (95% CI)†	P value	aOR for going out (95% CI) ‡§	P value
Symptom	Fever	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–
	Cough	1.10 (0.71 to 1.70)	0.67	1.30 (0.80 to 2.13)	0.29	0.75 (0.49 to 1.15)	0.19	0.93 (0.57 to 1.54)	0.79	0.95 (0.58 to 1.58)	0.85	1.35 (0.73 to 2.51)	0.34	0.93 (0.61 to 1.43)	0.75	0.95 (0.58 to 1.56)	0.85	0.68 (0.44 to 1.07)	0.09	0.87 (0.50 to 1.53)	0.64
	Loss of taste/smell	1.07 (0.69 to 1.66)	0.77	1.03 (0.63 to 1.7)	0.91	1.19 (0.77 to 1.84)	0.42	1.12 (0.67 to 1.86)	0.66	1.17 (0.70 to 1.95)	0.56	1.10 (0.59 to 2.04)	0.77	1.10 (0.72 to 1.70)	0.66	0.99 (0.60 to 1.62)	0.96	0.98 (0.63 to 1.53)	0.95	0.80 (0.47 to 1.37)	0.42
	Overall	χ²(2)=0.2	0.91	χ²(2)=1.3	0.52	χ²(2)=4.5	0.11	χ²(2)=0.5	0.78	χ²(2)=0.6	0.73	χ²(2)=1.0	0.62	χ²(2)=0.6	0.74	χ²(2)=0.0	0.98	χ²(2)=3.5	0.17	χ²(2)=0.7	0.72
Attributed to†	COVID-19	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–
	Infectious illness	1.05 (0.66 to 1.65)	0.84	1.34 (0.80 to 2.26)	0.27	0.91 (0.58 to 1.43)	0.69	1.51 (0.90 to 2.55)	0.12	1.34 (0.81 to 2.24)	0.26	2.37 (1.26 to 4.45)	0.008	1.03 (0.66 to 1.61)	0.90	1.37 (0.82 to 2.31)	0.23	0.82 (0.52 to 1.30)	0.40	1.32 (0.76 to 2.30)	0.32
	Non- infectious illness	1.42 (0.78 to 2.58)	0.25	2.06 (1.05 to 4.05)	0.04	1.11 (0.62 to 1.97)	0.73	1.58 (0.81 to 3.07)	0.18	1.02 (0.52 to 1.97)	0.96	1.33 (0.59 to 3.02)	0.49	1.71 (0.96 to 3.05)	0.07	2.47 (1.27 to 4.80)	0.008	0.85 (0.47 to 1.54)	0.59	1.30 (0.64 to 2.63)	0.47
	Overall	χ²(2)=1.7	0.43	χ²(2)=4.4	0.11	χ²(2)=0.7	0.71	χ²(2)=2.7	0.26	χ²(2)=1.8	0.41	χ²(2)=8.0	0.02	χ²(2)=4.6	0.10	χ²(2)=7.3	0.03	χ²(2)=0.7	0.70	χ²(2)=1.0	0.60
Testing uptake†	No test	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–	Ref	–
	LFT only	0.76 (0.47 to 1.23)	0.26	0.84 (0.48 to 1.46)	0.53	0.44 (0.28 to 0.72)	0.001*	0.58 (0.33 to 1.02)	0.06	0.57 (0.32 to 1.02)	0.06	0.87 (0.42 to 1.78)	0.70	0.56 (0.35 to 0.90)	0.02	0.70 (0.40 to 1.22)	0.20	0.27 (0.15 to 0.48)	<0.001*	0.40 (0.20 to 0.80)	0.01
	PCR test	0.43 (0.28 to 0.68)	<0.001*	0.44 (0.27 to 0.74)	0.002*	0.4 (0.25 to 0.63)	<0.001*	0.38 (0.22 to 0.65)	<0.001*	0.54 (0.32 to 0.91)	0.02	0.49 (0.25 to 0.96)	0.04	0.50 (0.32 to 0.78)	0.002*	0.47 (0.28 to 0.80)	0.005	0.50 (0.31 to 0.79)	0.004	0.43 (0.24 to 0.78)	0.005
	Overall	χ²(2)=13.5	0.001*	χ²(2)=9.6	0.008	χ²(2)=21.5	<0.001*	χ²(2)=13.2	0.001*	χ²(2)=7.3	0.03	χ²(2)=4.4	0.11	χ²(2)=12.2	0.002*	χ²(2)=8.0	0.02	χ²(2)=24.3	<0.001*	χ²(2)=11.8	0.003

*P value≤0.002.
†n=497 (99.8% valid responses).
‡n=462 (92.8% valid responses).
§Adjusting for all socio-demographic characteristics.
¶n=355 (99.7% valid responses).
**n=337 (94.7% valid responses).
LFT, lateral flow test.