Table 2

Descriptive summaries of the data used in the study

VariableValue by industry
UtilitiesMining and quarryingPublic service activitiesConstructionWaste management and remediationAgriculture, forestry and fishing
Workplace characteristics
 Total no of workplaces included3624108710283 224120213 744
 Mean physical proximity score in the workplace5361
 Mean proportion of workers on permanent contracts98%97%
 Most common mobility classExurbanExurbanExurbanExurbanSuburbanSuburban
COVID-19 case and outbreak rates
 Mean number of active outbreaks0.140.110.270.110.110.09
 Mean log(employee_case_rate_lag_7 day)−7.60−7.62−7.61−7.61−7.60−7.65
 Mean log (outbreak_rate_other)−11.25−14.55−12.32−12.74−11.90−14.82
 Mean log (outbreak_rate_lag_7 day)−22.27−22.70−19.89−23.23−22.82−23.50
Employee characteristics
 Mean proportion of employees with 2 or more vaccination doses78.5%80.8%78.2%78.7%78.5%81.2%
 Mean proportion of employees aged 18–2925.1%21.3%20.2%22.2%21.4%19.4%
 Mean proportion of employees aged 30–4441.2%36.2%37.4%36.6%35.6%31.8%
 Mean proportion of employees aged 45–5929.1%34.5%36.4%34.3%35.8%39.0%
 Mean proportion of employees aged 60–644.6%8.1%6.1%6.9%7.2%9.8%
 Mean proportion of employees with an asian ethnicity8.2%3.9%5.3%5.7%4.0%1.2%
 Mean proportion of employees with a black/African/Caribbean ethnicity3.6%1.6%2.8%2.5%1.8%0.4%
 Mean proportion of employees with a mixed/multiple/other ethnicity3.0%1.7%1.9%2.0%1.5%0.8%
 Mean proportion of employees with a white ethnicity85.2%92.7%90.0%89.8%92.8%97.6%
 Mean proportion of employees using bus/metro/tram21.5%11.5%11.4%9.7%5.2%2.3%
 Mean proportion of employees using taxi/vehicle passenger4.0%5.4%5.2%6.1%7.3%7.4%
 Mean proportion of employees using other transport0.3%0.6%0.4%0.5%0.4%0.8%
 Mean proportion of employees using train18.0%8.2%6.6%5.1%1.7%0.8%
 Mean proportion of employees using single occupancy56.3%74.3%76.4%78.7%85.5%88.7%
 Mean proportion of employees who identify as female39.4%35.6%50.5%41.0%30.8%40.9%
 Mean proportion of employees who identify as male60.6%64.4%49.5%59.0%69.3%59.1%
 Most common IMD quintile among employees333333
Neighbourhood characteristics
 Mean proportion of neighbourhood residents with two or more vaccination doses75.4%82.9%73.5%77.3%76.3%84.5%
 Most common IMD quintile among neighbourhood residents232323
  • Utilities; mining and quarrying; public service activities; construction; waste management and remediation; agriculture, forestry and fishing. Proportions are recorded as percentages. Dashes indicate variables for which insufficient data are available. Neighbourhood characteristics describe characteristics of individuals in the location of the workplace.

  • IMD, Indices of Multiple Deprivation.