Publications by authors named "Pete Benton"
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- Decisions on controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 depend on accurate data about infection rates and risk factors, but current surveillance systems are often inconsistent and not representative of the entire population.
- The study involved repeated household surveys in England, where participants provided self-swabs and completed questionnaires to measure the percentage of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests over time, using advanced statistical methods.
- Findings revealed significant fluctuations in positivity rates from April to November 2020, with a notable decline and subsequent rise in cases, while risk factors for testing positive varied between the first and second waves of the pandemic.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is planning a major Census field test in 2007. It will form part of the planning and testing programme leading to up the next Census of Population for England and Wales in 2011, which will also include a Rehearsal in 2009. The 2007 Test will be a large-scale test in five local authority (LA) areas selected to reflect a range of field conditions, covering some 100,000 households in total.
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