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Table 3 Perceived dangerousness of a SARS-CoV-2 infection by SEP indicators among adults in two early German hotspots

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence and perceived dangerousness of SARS-CoV-2 infections in two early German hotspots: findings from a seroepidemiological study

 

Total

p-value

Kupferzell

p-value

Bad Feilnbach

p-value

M (95% CI)

b (95% CI)

M (95% CI)

b (95% CI)

M (95% CI)

b (95% CI)

Education

 Low

4.38 (4.20 to  4.56)

0.37 (0.16 to  0.57)

0.001

4.35 (4.10 to  4.61)

0.39 (0.08 to  0.70)

0.013

4.42 (4.16 to  4.68)

0.34 (0.06 to  0.62)

0.017

 Middle

3.82 (3.74 to  3.89)

0.06 (− 0.05 to  0.16)

0.291

3.76 (3.65 to  3.86)

0.10 (− 0.06 to  0.25)

0.230

3.87 (3.78 to  3.97)

0.01 (− 0.13 to  0.14)

0.930

 High

3.75 (3.67 to  3.84)

Ref

 

3.64 (3.52 to  3.77)

Ref

 

3.86 (3.75 to  3.97)

Ref

 

Occupational status

 Quintile 1 (low)

3.71 (3.57 to  3.84)

0.13 (− 0.06 to  0.32)

0.176

3.72 (3.52 to  3.92)

0.17 (− 0.10 to  0.45)

0.223

3.69 (3.50 to  3.88)

0.08 (− 0.19 to  0.34)

0.569

 Quintiles 2–4

3.55 (3.47 to  3.63)

0.04 (− 0.10 to  0.18)

0.594

3.52 (3.41 to  3.63)

0.06 (− 0.15 to  0.27)

0.563

3.59 (3.48 to  3.69)

0.01 (− 0.19 to  0.21)

0.956

 Quintile 5 (high)

3.55 (3.43 to  3.68)

Ref

 

3.43 (3.23 to  3.62)

Ref

 

3.67 (3.51 to  3.84)

Ref

 

 Missing#

4.35 (4.25 to  4.44)

0.31 (0.13 to  0.49)

0.001

4.28 (4.14 to  4.42)

0.34 (0.06 to  0.63)

0.019

4.40 (4.28 to  4.52)

0.28 (0.05 to  0.51)

0.018

Income

 Quintile 1 (low)

3.93 (3.78 to 4.07)

0.19 (0.01 to  0.37)

0.038

3.91 (3.69 to  4.14)

0.37 (0.09 to  0.65)

0.009

3.94 (3.75 to  4.13)

0.02 (− 0.21 to  0.25)

0.877

 Quintiles 2–4

3.88 (3.81 to  3.95)

0.19 (0.06 to  0.32)

0.004

3.87 (3.77 to  3.97)

0.29 (0.10 to  0.48)

0.003

3.90 (3.80 to  4.00)

0.09 (− 0.08 to  0.26)

0.313

 Quintile 5 (high)

3.56 (3.44 to  3.68)

Ref

 

3.36 (3.19 to  3.53)

Ref

 

3.76 (3.60 to  3.92)

Ref

 

 Missing

4.06 (3.91 to  4.22)

0.21 (0.03 to  0.39)

0.025

3.91 (3.66 to  4.16)

0.22 (− 0.06 to  0.50)

0.127

4.18 (3.99 to  4.37)

0.18 (− 0.06 to  0.41)

0.138

Subjective social status

 Low (1–4)

4.15 (4.02 to  4.28)

0.42 (0.27 to  0.57)

0.000

4.13 (3.94 to  4.32)

0.48 (0.27 to  0.70)

0.000

4.17 (3.99 to  4.35)

0.35 (0.14 to  0.57)

0.001

 Middle (5–6)

3.89 (3.81 to  3.97)

0.18 (0.07 to  0.29)

0.001

3.84 (3.73 to  3.95)

0.24 (0.08 to  0.41)

0.003

3.95 (3.84 to  4.05)

0.12 (− 0.03 to  0.27)

0.105

 High (7–10)

3.61 (3.52 to  3.70)

Ref

 

3.46 (3.33 to  3.59)

Ref

 

3.74 (3.62 to  3.85)

Ref

 
  1. M mean, CI confidence interval, Ref. reference group, b coefficients from separate linear regressions on each socioeconomic variable with adjustments for age, sex, (education), migrant status, household size (and municipality); #, non-working population or missing data