Age standardised SARS-CoV-2 case rates (per 100 000 person weeks) by sociodemographic characteristics and wave of the pandemic
| Characteristic | Wave two (1 September 2020 to 22 May 2021) | Wave three (23 May to 10 December 2021) | ||
| No of cases | Rate (95% CI) | No of cases | Rate (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1 357 898 | 189.1 (188.8 to 189.4) | 1 796 143 | 347.8 (347.3 to 348.3) |
| Male | 1 090 708 | 162.7 (162.4 to 163.0) | 1 569 319 | 316.3 (315.8 to 316.8) |
| Disability status | ||||
| No disability—not limited | 2 147 056 | 174.0 (173.8 to 174.2) | 3 134 229 | 337.6 (337.3 to 338.0) |
| With disability—limited a little | 173 719 | 162.9 (161.9 to 163.9) | 146 457 | 272.0 (270.1 to 273.9) |
| With disability—limited a lot | 127 831 | 159.9 (158.7 to 161.1) | 84 776 | 212.6 (210.6 to 214.6) |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Bangladeshi | 43 449 | 382.4 (377.9 to 386.9) | 23 756 | 229.9 (226.3 to 233.5) |
| Black African | 47 855 | 200.2 (198.0. to 202.4) | 41 958 | 198.4 (196.2 to 200.5) |
| Black Caribbean | 27 748 | 184.6 (182.3 to 186.8) | 28 941 | 266.4 (263.2 to 269.5) |
| Chinese | 6811 | 90.8 (88.5 to 93.0) | 9031 | 162.5 (159.0 to 165.9) |
| Indian | 102 001 | 267.3 (265.6 to 269.0) | 80 550 | 265.9 (264.0 to 267.8) |
| Mixed | 55 724 | 183.5 (181.5 to 185.5) | 88 670 | 303.5 (301.0 to 305.9) |
| Other | 87 798 | 238.0 (236.3 to 239.7) | 68 648 | 225.5 (223.7 to 227.3) |
| Pakistani | 110 638 | 373.8 (371.2 to 376.4) | 62 132 | 233.1 (231.0 to 235.2) |
| White British | 1 851 398 | 165.3 (165.0 to 165.5) | 2 824 792 | 359.7 (359.2 to 360.1) |
| White other | 115 184 | 166.7 (165.7 to 167.8) | 136 984 | 260.3 (258.8 to 261.8) |
| Education level | ||||
| No qualification | 356 433 | 150.4 (149.8 to 151.0) | 258 959 | 175.6 (174.8 to 176.4) |
| Apprenticeship | 58 991 | 138.0 (136.7 to 139.3) | 64 967 | 224.2 (222.1 to 226.2) |
| Level 1 | 300 887 | 144.3 (143.7 to 144.9) | 335 274 | 211.2 (210.5 to 211.9) |
| Level 2 | 347 997 | 142.4 (141.9 to 142.9) | 410 814 | 219.1 (218.4 to 219.8) |
| Level 3 | 270 548 | 137.7 (137.2 to 138.3) | 343 028 | 223.3 (222.5 to 224.1) |
| Level 4 | 456 144 | 119.3 (118.6 to 119.9) | 656 680 | 212.4 (211.4 to 213.5) |
| Other | 108 109 | 156.4 (155.4 to 157.5) | 83 920 | 165.7 (164.3 to 167.1) |
| English indices of deprivation group (fifths) | ||||
| 1 (most deprived) | 581 068 | 218.7 (218.1 to 219.2) | 644 804 | 311.8 (311.0 to 312.6) |
| 2 | 527 010 | 191.2 (190.7 to 191.7) | 649 484 | 317.3 (316.6 to 318.1) |
| 3 | 472 664 | 168.5 (168.0 to 169.0) | 666 824 | 331.5 (330.7 to 332.3) |
| 4 | 450 659 | 160.3 (159.8 to 160.8) | 690 861 | 347.5 (346.7 to 348.3) |
| 5 (least deprived) | 417 205 | 148.0 (147.6 to 148.5) | 713 489 | 358.1 (357.3 to 359.0) |
| Religious affiliation | ||||
| Buddhist | 8043 | 143.3 (139.9 to 146.7) | 8860 | 221.4 (216.3 to 226.4) |
| Christian | 1 406 889 | 177.3 (177.0 to 177.6) | 1 920 206 | 353.8 (353.3 to 354.3) |
| Hindu | 49 248 | 227.3 (225.2 to 229.4) | 45 158 | 265.2 (262.7 to 267.7) |
| Jewish | 11 730 | 189.8 (186.3 to 193.3) | 13 298 | 293.1 (288.0 to 298.1) |
| Muslim | 228 476 | 334.9 (333.3 to 336.5) | 139 064 | 226.7 (225.4 to 228.1) |
| Sikh | 37 471 | 321.6 (318.3 to 325.0) | 26 322 | 286.0 (282.5 to 289.5) |
| No religion | 564 183 | 147.2 (146.8 to 147.6) | 1 000 330 | 336.2 (335.6 to 336.9) |
| Other religion | 8284 | 142.9 (139.4 to 146.3) | 10 725 | 267.6 (261.6 to 273.7) |
| Not stated | 134 282 | 151.9 (151.1 to 152.7) | 201 499 | 304.9 (303.5 to 306.2) |