Figure 6

Increases in residential radon exposure after COVID-19 pandemic onset as a function of sector and job type. Panel A. Relative distributions of sectors of employment held by participants at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (March 2020). Panel B. Relative distributions of job types performed by participants at the start of the pandemic. Panels C, D. Gender distributions associated with indicated sector and job types from (A, B). Please note, in this case, “all others” refers to the combination of gender minorities together with all those who did not report their gender identity. Panels E, F. The absolute difference in radiation dose rate (mSv/y) from residential radon relative to the pre-pandemic period as a function of sector (E) and job (F). Panel G. The geometric mean radon level of the primary residence in Bq/m³ for all demographic groups indicated in (E, F). Panel H. Distribution of those experiencing a change in employment (or not) following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For all data, pairwise statistical comparisons are Mann–Whitney tests, while larger demographic group comparisons are 1-way ANOVA. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001; ns =p > 0.05. Figures were prepared using Excel and GraphPad Prism 9.1.1 (225) (www.graphpad.com).