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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aging Ment Health. 2022 Sep 22;27(8):1559–1566. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2126821

Table 1.

Weighted Descriptive Statistics, NHATS Round 10 Covid-19 Supplemental Survey

N Percentage / Mean S.D. Range

Pandemic Depression 3,181
 None at all (base) 29.39%
 Mild 47.65%
 Moderate or Severe 22.96%
Status of Pandemic Participation
Working for pay 3,016
Did not work for pay (ref) 87.77%
Worked for pay 12.23%
Volunteering 2,988
Did not volunteer (ref) 87.64%
Volunteered 12.36%
Religious services 2,978
Did not attend services (ref) 65.36%
Attended services 34.64%
Clubs, classes, or other organized activities 2,987
Did not attend activities (ref) 82.44%
Attended activities 17.56%
Change in Participation
Working for pay 3,014
 Ongoing participation (ref) 10.69%
 Never participated 80.19%
 Stopped participating 7.58%
 Started participating 1.54%
Volunteering 2,985
 Ongoing participation (ref) 10.06%
 Never participated 68.15%
 Stopped participating 19.49%
 Started participating 2.30%
Attending religious services 2,973
 Ongoing participation (ref) 31.93%
 Never participated 41.14%
 Stopped participating 24.16%
 Started participating 2.77%
Attending clubs, classes, or other organized activities 2,983
 Ongoing participation (ref) 14.06%
 Never participated 52.81%
 Stopped participating 29.64%
 Started participating 3.49%
Demographic Characteristics
Gender 3,257
 Male (ref) 44.42%
 Female 55.58%
Race-Ethnicity 3,217
 White (ref) 84.28%
 Black 6.66%
 Hispanic 5.60%
 Other 3.46%
Age 3,257
 65 to 69 (ref) 2.60%
 70 to 74 39.05%
 75 to 79 27.12%
 80 to 84 16.73%
 85 to 89 9.34%
 90 or older 5.16%
Marital status 3,255
 Married (ref) 54.47%
 Cohabitated 2.12%
 Separated/Divorced 13.80%
 Widowed 26.60%
 Never married 3.00%
Education 3,218
 Less than HS (ref) 11.47%
 High school diploma 31.04%
 Some college 39.81%
 College degree 17.68%
Pre-Pandemic Covariates (2019)
Pre-pandemic depression score 3,219 .35 .57 0 to 3
Chronic conditions 3,236 2.56 1.43 0 to 9
Caregiving 3,251
 Did not provide care (ref) 80.00%
 Provided care 20.00%
Low social support 3,255
 Had at least one confidant (ref) 96.95%
 Had no confidant 3.05%
Covid-19 Supplement Covariates
Residence type 3,257
 Nursing home / Assisted (ref) 5.71%
 Community Dwelling 94.29%
Residence infection 3,111
 No (ref) 95.93%
 Yes 4.07%
Method of response 3,118
 Sampled person (ref) 88.17%
 Proxy assisted 11.83%
Month of response 3,257 1.54 1.14 June (0) to Dec (6)

Missing values were handled using multiple imputation.