Table 1 Sample characteristics by time period
Total n = 162 | Pre-/early Covid-19 n = 36 | Mid- Covid-19 n = 39 | Later Covid-19 n = 87 | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at interview (years) | 51.1 (2.9) | 50.2 (2.4) | 51.6 (3.1) | 51.2 (2.9) | 0.070 |
Level of education | |||||
High school or less | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 2.3% | 0.145 |
Some or graduated college | 46.3% | 33.3% | 48.7% | 50.6% | |
Some graduate school | 48.8% | 61.1% | 41.0% | 47.1% | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 13.0% | 16.7% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 0.905 |
Married/living together | 72.2% | 72.2% | 76.9% | 70.1% | |
Separated/divorced | 14.2% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 16.1% | |
Widowed | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 1.1% | |
Sexual orientation | |||||
Lesbian or gay | 11.1% | 11.1% | 5.1% | 13.8% | 0.407 |
Heterosexual | 78.4% | 72.2% | 84.6% | 78.2% | |
Other | 10.5% | 16.7% | 10.3% | 8.0% | |
Parity | |||||
0 | 19.1% | 13.9% | 25.6% | 18.4% | 0.174 |
1 | 16.7% | 13.9% | 20.5% | 16.1% | |
2 | 45.1% | 63.9% | 33.3% | 42.5% | |
3 + | 19.1% | 8.3% | 20.5% | 23.0% | |
Employed (%) | 87.0% | 91.4% | 76.9% | 89.7% | 0.098 |
Economic comfort | |||||
Struggling | 6.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 10.3% | 0.299 |
OK | 38.1% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 40.2% | |
Comfortable | 44.4% | 47.2% | 54.1% | 39.1% | |
Well-off | 10.6% | 16.7% | 5.4% | 10.3% | |
Self-reported healthb | |||||
OK | 6.8% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 5.7% | 0.846 |
Good | 51.2% | 50.0% | 46.2% | 54.0% | |
Excellent | 42.0% | 44.4% | 43.6% | 40.2% | |
Drink alcohol (%) | 76.5% | 75.0% | 74.4% | 78.2% | 0.870 |
Smoke (%) | 3.7% | 2.8% | 7.7% | 2.3% | 0.315 |