Occupational inequalities in the prevalence of COVID-19: A longitudinal observational study of England, August 2020 to January 2021.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced, amplified and created new health inequalities. Examining how COVID-19 prevalence varies by measures of work and occupation may help to understand these inequalities. The aim of the study is to evaluate how occupational inequalities in the prevalence of COVID-19 varies across England and their possible explanatory factors. We used data for 363,651 individuals (2,178,835 observations) aged 18 years and over between 1st May 2020 and 31st January 2021 from the Office for National Statistics Covid Infection Survey, a representative longitudinal survey of individuals in England. We focus on two measures of work; employment status for all adults, and work sector of individuals currently working. Multi-level binomial regression models were used to estimate the

SUBMITTER: Green MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10075431 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature