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Table 1 Participant characteristics in the CoMix survey, and comparison with 2018 mid-year UK population estimates provided by the Office of National Statistics. The CoMix survey does not include children under the age of 18

From: Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK

 

Number of participants (%)*

UK ONS mid-year Estimate

Location (N = 1240)

 North of England

198 (16.0%)

23.2%

 Midlands and East of England

328 (26.5%)

25.4%

 London

205 (16.5%)

13.4%

 South of England

302 (24.4%)

22.2%

 Wales

54 (4.4%)

4.7%

 Scotland

121 (9.8%)

8.2%

 Northern Ireland

32 (2.6%)

2.8%

 Missing

116

Age group (N = 1356)**

 0–9

0

 10–19

28 (2.1%)

 20–29

185 (13.6%)

17.1%

 30–39

275 (20.3%)

17.4%

 40–49

249 (18.4%)

16.7%

 50–59

233 (17.2%)

17.6%

 60–69

280 (20.7%)

13.9%

 70+

106 (7.8%)

17.3%

 Missing

0

Gender (N = 1356)

 Males

748 (55.2%)

49.4%

 Females

608 (44.8%)

50.6%

 Missing

0

  1. *Within-group percentages
  2. **There are no individuals aged less than 18 in the survey participants; therefore, we only compare the percentages of age groups that are fully observed in the study from the ONS mid-year estimates