Table 1 Description of cohort
Variable | Working during lockdown (primary analysis) N = 10,508 | Working at the time of questionnaire response (secondary analysis) N = 12,252 |
|---|---|---|
Age, med(IQR) | 45 (34 – 54) | 44 (34 – 54) |
Sex | ||
 Male | 2653 (25.3%) | 2939 (24.1%) |
 Female | 7829 (74.7%) | 9281 (76.0%) |
Ethnicity | ||
 White | 7066 (69.5%) | 8261 (69.7%) |
 Asian | 2026 (19.9%) | 2327 (19.6%) |
 Black | 444 (4.4%) | 511 (4.3%) |
 Mixed | 412 (4.1%) | 491 (4.4%) |
 Other | 218 (2.1%) | 258 (2.2%) |
Migration status | ||
 Born in UK | 7517 (72.9%) | 8800 (73.2%) |
 Born abroad | 2801 (27.2%) | 3225 (26.8%) |
Occupation | ||
 Doctor or medical support | 2632 (26.0%) | 2788 (23.7%) |
 Nurse, NA or Midwife | 2416 (23.9%) | 2546 (21.6%) |
 Allied Health Professionala | 4232 (41.9%) | 5158 (43.8%) |
 Dental | 382 (3.8%) | 765 (6.5%) |
 Admin, estates or other | 450 (4.5%) | 525 (4.5%) |
Work sector | ||
 Non NHS | 1093 (10.9%) | 1849 (15.3%) |
 NHS | 8981 (89.2%) | 10,274 (84.8%) |
Work areas | ||
 Ambulance | 427 (4.1%) | 485 (4.0%) |
 Emergency Department | 1052 (10.0%) | 1046 (8.6%) |
 Intensive Care Unit | 1014 (9.7%) | 843 (6.9%) |
 Hospital Inpatient | 2960 (28.3%) | 3088 (25.3%) |
 Psychiatric hospital | 325 (3.1%) | 327 (2.7%) |
 Nursing or Care Home | 255 (2.4%) | 299 (2.5%) |
Aerosol generating procedure exposure | ||
 Less than weekly exposure | 7777 (76.5%) | 9259 (75.8%) |
 At least weekly exposure | 2396 (23.6%) | 2953 (24.2%) |
Night shift pattern | ||
 Never works nights | 6990 (67.3%) | 8629 (73.3%) |
 Works nights less than weekly | 1948 (18.8%) | 1966 (16.7%) |
 Works nights weekly or always | 1445 (13.9%) | 1179 (10.0%) |
Number of SARS-CoV-2 positive patients attended to per week (with physical contact) | ||
 None | 5601 (53.9%) | 8051 (66.7%) |
 1 – 5 | 2386 (23.0%) | 2362 (19.5%) |
 6 – 20 | 1645 (15.8%) | 1180 (9.8%) |
  ≥ 21 | 765 (7.4%) | 485 (4.0%) |
Work region | ||
 London | 1344 (14.5%) | 1575 (14.5%) |
 South East England | 1219 (13.1%) | 1433 (13.2%) |
 South West England | 826 (8.9%) | 975 (9.0%) |
 East of England | 752 (8.1%) | 919 (8.5%) |
 East Midlands | 1022 (11.0%) | 1176 (10.9%) |
 West Midlands | 804 (8.7%) | 947 (8.7%) |
 North East England | 440 (4.7%) | 482 (4.5%) |
 North West England | 1070 (11.5%) | 1218 (11.2%) |
 Yorkshire and the Humber | 753 (8.1%) | 897 (8.3%) |
 Wales | 318 (3.4%) | 371 (3.4%) |
 Scotland | 609 (6.5%) | 694 (6.4%) |
 Northern Ireland | 134 (1.4%) | 151 (1.4%) |
Trust in employer (to address a concern about unsafe clinical practice) | ||
 Does not trust employer | 3071 (30.7%) | 3530 (29.5%) |
 Trusts employer | 6945 (69.3%) | 8439 (70.5%) |