Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | % (N) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 28.1 (233) |
| Female | 71.9 (598) |
| Age | |
| 18–34 years | 10.5 (87) |
| 35–44 years | 21.0 (174) |
| 45–54 years | 30.6 (255) |
| 55+ years | 37.9 (315) |
| Region of place of work | |
| North East | 4.7 (39) |
| North West | 12.3 (102) |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 8.2 (68) |
| East Midlands | 6.8 (57) |
| West Midlands | 7.4 (62) |
| East of England | 6.3 (53) |
| London | 8.3 (69) |
| South East | 13.6 (113) |
| South West | 10.9 (90) |
| Wales | 6.2 (52) |
| Scotland | 13.1 (109) |
| Northern Ireland | 2.2 (18) |
| Sector | |
| Private | 22.7 (189) |
| Public | 77.3 (643) |
| Occupational group | |
| Allied health professionals/healthcare scientists/scientific and technical, public health/health improvement, commissioning managers/support staff, wider healthcare team (including admin and clerical, HR, finance, IT, facilities and maintenance), general management and other occupational group | 50.6 (326) |
| Medical and dental, ambulance, registered nurses and midwives, nursing or healthcare assistants and social care | 49.4 (317) |
| Work setting | |
| Pharmacy, dentist, opticians, clinical commissioning group, mental health trust/service, community services, local authority, school, university and other | 27.4 (228) |
| NHS hospital, private hospital/ clinic, General Practice (GP) surgery/health centre, walk-in centre, ambulance trust/service and care home | 72.6 (603) |
| Face-to-face contact with patients/service users | |
| No | 17.3 (144) |
| Yes, occasionally | 15.7 (131)_ |
| Yes, frequently | 67.0 (557) |
| Frequency of contact with patients with COVID-19 or staff who worked closely with patients with COVID-19 | |
| I am never in contact myself with patients who have COVID-19 or anyone who has regular contact with patients who have COVID-19 | 34.0 (282) |
| I am never in contact myself with patients who have COVID-19 but work closely with staff who have regular contact with patients who have COVID-19 | 16.5 (137) |
| I am rarely in contact myself with patients who have COVID-19 | 18.8 (156) |
| I am sometimes in contact myself with patients who have COVID-19 | 20.4 (170) |
| I am often in contact myself with patients who have COVID-19 | 10.3 (86) |
| Had, or currently have, COVID-19 | |
| Think have not had COVID-19 and do not have it now | 78.2 (567) |
| Think have had COVID-19 or have it now | 21.8 (158) |
| Symptoms of COVID-19 in household | |
| None present | 96.5 (790) |
| Present | 3.5 (28) |
| PPE | |
| Did not completely adhere to use of PPE | 20.0 (166) |
| Completely adherent to use of PPE | 80.0 (665) |
| Hand hygiene | |
| Did not wash their hands every time needed | 32.2 (268) |
| Washed their hands every time needed | 67.8 (564) |
| Physical distancing | |
| Were not in close contact with colleagues in the workplace | 25.3 (210) |
| Were in close contact with colleagues in the workplace | 74.7 (621) |
PPE, personal protective equipment.