Other reason for uninstalling COVID app
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Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Other reason for uninstalling COVID app
Question text:
For what other reasons did you uninstall the {IF ff_country = 1, 2: NHS COVID-19 app / IF ff_country = 3: NHS Scotland Protect Scotland app / IF ff_country = 4: HSC StopCOVID NI app}?
Question universe:
IF ff_country is not 2 OR (ff_country = 2 AND welsh is not 1) // Ask if respondent not living in Wales, or living in Wales and did not complete survey in Welsh
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.02% |
| refusal | -2 | 27 | 0.21% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.05% |
| Advised to/have to switch off/delete for work | 8 | 42 | 0.33% |
| Vaccinated so don't need it | 9 | 7 | 0.05% |
| It's not reliable, false readings | 10 | 70 | 0.55% |
| I never go out | 11 | 8 | 0.06% |
| No longer legal requirement to enter venues | 12 | 9 | 0.07% |
| I have regular tests instead | 13 | 2 | 0.02% |
| New phone/broken phone | 14 | 35 | 0.27% |
| Technical difficulties/couldn't install | 15 | 6 | 0.05% |
| Don't trust government/app company | 16 | 14 | 0.11% |
| Privacy issues | 17 | 11 | 0.09% |
| Drain on battery/storage issues | 18 | 6 | 0.05% |
| Didn't work on my phone | 19 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Didn't want the app | 20 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Don't carry my phone with me | 21 | 3 | 0.02% |
| I'm in different location/moved/abroad | 22 | 8 | 0.06% |
| Fed up with COVID, hysteria needs to stop | 23 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Other (not codeable) | 24 | 9 | 0.07% |
| Total | 12818 | 100.0% |



