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Table 8 Comparison of COVID and non-COVID exposure questionnaire responses

From: Informatics assessment of COVID-19 data collection: an analysis of UK Biobank questionnaire data

Question

Answer

COVID Percentage

Non-COVID Percentage

Difference

P-Value

Young people in main home attended school or other childcare setting between the start of July and mid-September

Yes

61.70%

45.32%

16.38%

0.011

No

36.17%

52.52%

-16.35%

0.010

Number of people in main home tested positive for COVID-19

1

62.94%

28.69%

34.25%

0.032

2

15.38%

2.62%

12.76%

0.065

0

13.29%

64.28%

-50.99%

0.029

Employment situation between mid-March and the end of June 2020 (i.e. the first UK lockdown)

Employed/Self-employed and working with others at a workplace

31.21%

13.44%

17.77%

0.012

Employed/Self-employed and working alone at a workplace

3.82%

2.45%

1.37%

0.005

Employed/Self-employed and working from home

19.11%

19.99%

-0.89%

0.001

Retired

36.31%

54.47%

-18.17%

0.003

Designated key worker between 1st March 2020 and 30th November 2020

Yes

33.76%

15.00%

18.75%

0.012

No

60.83%

77.56%

-16.73%

0.002