Household Composition and Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Wales, UK
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Household Type | Definition | Relevant Housing Classifications |
---|---|---|
1. Single occupancy | Size 1 | Lone dwelling. |
2. Two adults | Size 2, no <18 | Partnership. Cohabitation. |
3. Adults/children | Size 2–5, <18 present | Family a |
4. Large adults/children | Size 6–9, <18 present | Large family a |
5. Adult group, single generation | Size 3–5, no <18, age difference <19 years | Communal residence. |
6. Adult group, multiple generations | Size 3–5, no <18, age difference >18 years | Family with adult children. Communal residence. |
7. Large adult group, single generation | Size 6–9, no <18, 1 generation, age difference <19 years | Large communal residence. |
8. Large adult group, multiple generations | Size 6–9, no <18, >1 generation, age difference >18 years | Large family with adult children. Large communal residence. |
Household Type | Population (n) | Vaccinated (n) | Uptake (%) | OR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. Single occupancy | 327,629 | 286,963 | 87.6% | 0.70 (0.69–0.71) |
2. Two adults | 639,882 | 582,346 | 91.0% | Baseline |
3. Adults/children | 549,758 | 452,582 | 82.3% | 0.46 (0.46–0.47) |
4. Large adults/children | 135,043 | 94,799 | 70.2% | 0.23 (0.23–0.24) |
5. Adult group, single generation | 48,892 | 33,993 | 69.5% | 0.23 (0.22–0.23) |
6. Adult group, multiple generations | 577,057 | 497,185 | 86.2% | 0.62 (0.61–0.62) |
7. Large adult group, single generation | 6553 | 3806 | 58.1% | 0.14 (0.13–0.14) |
8. Large adult group, multiple generations | 32,461 | 22,472 | 69.2% | 0.22 (0.22–0.23) |
Variable | Category | Population (n) | Vaccinated (n) | aOR (95% CI) |
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Household Type | 1. Single occupancy | 327,629 | 286,963 | 0.70 (0.69–0.71) |
2. Two adults | 639,882 | 582,346 | Baseline | |
3. Adults/children | 549,758 | 452,582 | 0.83 (0.82–0.84) | |
4. Large adults/children | 135,043 | 94,799 | 0.48 (0.47–0.49) | |
5. Adult group, single generation | 48,892 | 33,993 | 0.53 (0.52–0.54) | |
6. Adult group, multiple generations | 577,057 | 497,185 | 0.89 (0.88–0.90) | |
7. Large adult group, single generation | 6553 | 3806 | 0.52 (0.49–0.55) | |
8. Large adult group, multiple generations | 32,461 | 22,472 | 0.45 (0.43–0.46) | |
Gender | Female | 1,161,191 | 1,016,737 | Baseline |
Male | 1,156,084 | 957,409 | 0.73 (0.72–0.74) | |
Age Group | 18–29 | 402,223 | 298,465 | 0.30 (0.30–0.30) |
30–49 | 731,813 | 575,472 | 0.39 (0.39–0.40) | |
50–69 | 760,289 | 694,063 | Baseline | |
70+ | 422,950 | 406,146 | 2.05 (2.01–2.08) | |
Health Board | Health Board 1 | 438,803 | 380,953 | Baseline |
Health Board 2 | 502,623 | 427,760 | 0.72 (0.71–0.73) | |
Health Board 3 | 369,837 | 303,933 | 0.86 (0.85–0.88) | |
Health Board 4 | 336,450 | 294,497 | 1.04 (1.03–1.06) | |
Health Board 5 | 281,646 | 241,400 | 0.73 (0.72–0.74) | |
Health Board 6 | 94,642 | 81,317 | 0.67 (0.65–0.68) | |
Health Board 7 | 293,274 | 244,286 | 0.74 (0.73–0.75) | |
Location Classification | Rural | 712,806 | 626,082 | 1.15 (1.14–1.16) |
Urban | 1,604,469 | 1,348,064 | Baseline | |
Ethnic Group | Asian | 44,767 | 34,775 | 0.75 (0.73–0.77) |
Black | 11,773 | 7475 | 0.39 (0.37–0.40) | |
Mixed | 31,523 | 21,598 | 0.46 (0.45–0.47) | |
Other | 10,432 | 6740 | 0.40 (0.39–0.42) | |
Unknown | 235,552 | 158,880 | 0.33 (0.32–0.33) | |
White | 1,983,228 | 1,744,678 | Baseline | |
Deprivation Quintile | 1 (Most deprived) | 452,962 | 356,673 | 0.47 (0.46–0.47) |
2 | 461,071 | 386,911 | 0.60 (0.59–0.61) | |
3 | 468,108 | 397,891 | 0.68 (0.67–0.69) | |
4 | 465,345 | 409,365 | 0.80 (0.79–0.81) | |
5 (Least deprived) | 469,789 | 423,306 | Baseline |
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Lench, A.; Perry, M.; Johnson, R.D.; Fry, R.; Richardson, G.; Lyons, R.A.; Akbari, A.; Edwards, A.; Collins, B.; Joseph-Williams, N.; et al. Household Composition and Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Wales, UK. Vaccines 2023, 11, 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030604
Lench A, Perry M, Johnson RD, Fry R, Richardson G, Lyons RA, Akbari A, Edwards A, Collins B, Joseph-Williams N, et al. Household Composition and Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Wales, UK. Vaccines. 2023; 11(3):604. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030604
Chicago/Turabian StyleLench, Alex, Malorie Perry, Rhodri D. Johnson, Richard Fry, Gill Richardson, Ronan A. Lyons, Ashley Akbari, Adrian Edwards, Brendan Collins, Natalie Joseph-Williams, and et al. 2023. "Household Composition and Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Wales, UK" Vaccines 11, no. 3: 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030604
APA StyleLench, A., Perry, M., Johnson, R. D., Fry, R., Richardson, G., Lyons, R. A., Akbari, A., Edwards, A., Collins, B., Joseph-Williams, N., Cooper, A., & Cottrell, S. (2023). Household Composition and Inequalities in COVID-19 Vaccination in Wales, UK. Vaccines, 11(3), 604. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030604