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Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of study population, and experience with COVID-19

From: Determinants of adherence to COVID-19 measures among the Belgian population: an application of the protection motivation theory

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 Male

983

49.0

 Female

1024

51.0

 Other

1

0.0

Age

 18–30 years

407

20.3

 31–45 years

472

23.5

 46–60 years

522

26.0

 61–75 years

557

27.7

 76 years and over

50

2.5

Region

 Flanders

1140

56.8

 Wallonia

662

33.0

 Brussels

206

10.3

Educational level

 Primary or without diploma

62

3.1

 Lower secondary

240

12.0

 Upper secondary

810

40.3

 Superior short type and bachelors

420

20.9

 Long/university level superior

471

23.5

Occupation

 Yes

920

45.8

 No, incapacitated to work

161

8.0

 No, pre-pension

33

1.6

 No, pension

530

26.4

 No, unemployed

80

4.0

 No, student

180

9.0

 No, homemaker

88

4.4

 No, never or not yet worked

16

0.8

Net annual household income

 Less than EUR 15,000

164

8.2

 Between EUR 15,000 and 29,999

612

30.5

 Between EUR 30,000 and 44,999

534

26.6

 More than 45,000

319

15.9

 I do not know

379

18.9

Tested positive for COVID-19

 Not tested positive and no COVID-19 symptoms

1709

85.1

 Not tested positive but had COVID-19 symptoms

198

9.9

 Tested positive but without COVID-19 symptoms

41

2.1

 Tested positive for COVID-19 symptoms and hospitalised

1

0.0

 Tested positive for COVID-19 symptoms but no hospitalisation

26

1.3

 Don’t know if tested positive for COVID-19

33

1.6