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Issue

On 9 September, the Secretary of State for Health and Social care quoted an estimate of 25% of those being tested as being ineligible. This figure was calculated using the below indicative survey, by adding the responses for those who stated their main reason for being tested was 鈥業 have been in contact with a person who is symptomatic鈥� and 鈥榦ther鈥�^{[footnote 1]}. 皇冠体育appse account for 27% of the responses.

Survey overview

皇冠体育app survey was conducted to improve the understanding of their reasons for getting tested. 皇冠体育app findings are not statistically representative of all individuals taking a test but are indicative and intended to give a sense of scale. Response rate was not recorded.

Background

6,307 (27%) out of 23,677 people who responded to a short survey conducted at 25 regional and local testing sites across the UK stated the main reason for getting tested was either 鈥業 have been in contact with a person who is symptomatic鈥� or 鈥榦ther鈥�^{[footnote 1]}.

皇冠体育appse reasons do not make someone eligible for COVID-19 testing under current guidelines.

Table 1: respondents stated main reason for getting tested

Reason for test	Number of responses	Percentage of responses (%)
I have coronavirus symptoms	11,254	48
I鈥檝e been invited to take part in a pilot (for instance visiting professionals to care homes)	179	1
I鈥檝e been told to have a test before I go into hospital	621	3
I鈥檓 an essential worker	2,252	10
I鈥檝e been asked to take a test by a contact tracer	667	3
I do not have symptoms, but have been advised to get a test	1,560	7
I have been in contact with a person who is symptomatic	4,079	17
I have been told to have a test by my school	836	4
Other[footnote 1]	2,229	9
Total	23,677	100

Table 2: breakdown for respondents answering 鈥榦ther鈥� in the survey

Breakdown of 鈥榦ther鈥�	Number of responses	Percentage of respondents answering 鈥榦ther鈥� (%)
I am curious, confirming previous results or get tested regularly	433	19
I am a resident of a care home and have been advised to get weekly testing	1	0
I will be travelling in the near future or have just returned from abroad	513	23
皇冠体育appre is no specific reason recorded	1,006	45
My workplace has requested that I take a test	276	12
Total	2,229	100

Methodology

皇冠体育app survey was conducted at 25 regional and local test sites between 1 and 4 September. On 1 September, there were 72 regional testing sites and 53 local testing sites in operation, and therefore the findings of this survey may not be representative of the reasons people were getting a test at all sites across the UK. 皇冠体育appre may also be variations at different times of the week.

Regional and local test sites account for around 29% of pillar 2 test sites. 皇冠体育app main other channels for pillar 2 community testing are mobile test units (17%), home testing (16%) and satellite test centres (which include care homes) (38%), which were not surveyed.^{[footnote 2]}

皇冠体育app sample of participants in this survey was self-selecting, and therefore may not be representative of everyone getting tested. Response rate was not systematically recorded, and there may be a bias in who chose to respond to the survey.