Contact hours by social group
Social group | Average social contact hours | Number of respondents |
Children | 47.6 |
44 |
Transport workers | 37.4 | 11 |
Labourers | 37.3 | 43 |
Service sector workers | 33.2 | 280 |
Health sector workers | 32.9 | 354 |
Teaching staff | 32.0 | 311 |
Mechanics | 31.7 | 64 |
Office workers | 30.2 | 1069 |
Home-based workers | 28.6 | 390 |
Students | 28.5 | 347 |
Research staff | 26.0 | 315 |
Entertainment | 23.4 | 36 |
Retired | 19.2 | 1577 |
Unemployed | 18.4 | 117 |