Table 1

Participant demographics and aggregated labour force survey estimates for ‘delivery drivers and couriers’

No of participants
(percentage, 95% binomial CI)
Aggregated
Quarterly labour force survey estimates for delivery drivers and couriers*16–21
November 2020–January 2022
No of participants
(percentage)
Age groupN=170†N=1785
 <18–‡5 (0.3%)
 18–2927 (15.9%, 10.74% to 22.26%)230 (12.9%)
 30–3935 (20.6%,14.78% to 27.45%)245 (13.7%)
 40–4946 (27.1%, 20.54% to 34.39%)338 (18.9%)
 50–5950 (29.4%, 22.68% to 36.87%)530 (29.7%)
 60–6912 (7.1%, 3.70% to 12.01%)384 (21.5%)
 70+0 (0.0%, 0.00% to 2.15%)53 (3.0%)
SexN=170†N=1785
 Female40 (23.5%, 17.37% to 30.63%)181 (10.1%)
 Male128 (75.3%, 68.11% to 81.58%)1604 (89.9%)
 Prefer not to say2 (1.2%, 0.14% to 4.19%)
EthnicityN=170N=1785
 White156 (91.8%, 86.57% to 95.42%)1648 (92.3%)
 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups5 (2.9%, 0.96% to 6.73%)9 (0.5%)
 Asian/Asian British5 (2.9%, 0.96% to 6.73%)88 (4.9%)
 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British1 (0.6%, 0.01% to 3.23%)26 (1.5%)
 Other ethnic groups0 (0.0%, 0.00% to 2.15%)14 (0.8%)
 Prefer not to say3 (1.8%, 0.37% to 5.07%)
 No response0.00 (0%, 0.00% to 2.15%)0 (0.0%)
NationN=170†N=1785
 England139 (81.8%, 75.13% to 87.26%)1491 (83.5%)
 Northern Ireland3 (1.8%, 0.37% to 5.07%)79 (4.4%)
 Scotland18 (10.6%, 6.40% to 16.22%)114 (6.4%)
 Wales10 (5.9%, 2.86% to 10.55%)101 (5.7%)
  • N is the number of participants who provided a response to the question.

  • *Main occupation of participant recorded as ‘delivery drivers and couriers’.

  • †Question required a response from the participant.

  • ‡Age group did not meet study inclusion criteria.