Table 1.
Variables Name and Definition.
|
Variables name |
Definition |
COVID-19 Survey wave/ U.K. H–S - Understanding Society wave |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||
| Mental Health Conditions/ Psychological Distress 2020 (GHQ>=3) | 1 if GHQ-12 Caseness items score is greater or equal than 3 reflecting deteriorations in mental health, 0 otherwise. | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Formal Care Disruption | 1 if respondent did not receive formal care or received reduced formal care with respect to period before COVID-19 outbreak, 0 otherwise. | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Informal Care Disruption | 1 if respondent experienced a decrease in the provision of care in the four weeks before the interview, with respect to the period before the outbreak of COVID-19, 0 otherwise. | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Independent variables | ||
| Age | continuous variable | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Male | 1 if male, 0 female | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Rural | 1 if lives in a rural area, 0 urban area | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| England | 1 if lives in England, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Wales | 1 if lives Wales, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Scotland | 1 if lives in Scotland, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 if lives in Northern Ireland, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Living with partner | 1 if lives with partner, 0 if alone | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Lower education | 1 if completed level of education is null or 1–2 of U.K. education system, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Medium education and other qualification | 1 if completed level 3 of U.K. education system or other qualification, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Higher education | 1 if completed level of education is 4–7 of U.K. education system, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Subjective view of financial situation | five-point Likert scale with the following dimensions: 1) living comfortably; 2) doing alright; 3) just getting by; 4) finding it quite difficult; and 5) finding it very difficult. | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| NHS shielding category | 1 if NHS told him/her that he/she is at severe risk of COVID-19 infection, 0 otherwise | COVID-19 Survey wave #1 |
| Charitable donations | 1 if respondent donates money to charity, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Non-proximity with non-cohabitating children | 1 if respondent lives more 30 than minutes journey time of their children, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #9 |
| Gmobility index | Google mobility index obtained from the principal component analysis. It was normalized to lie between 0 (lowest bound) and 1 (highest bound) | Google mobility data |
| Pre-existing Poor Health Conditions (SAH) | 1 if SAH is fair or poor, 0 otherwise | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| Pre-existing Mental Health Conditions/ Psychological Distress 2019 (GHQ>=3) | 1 if GHQ-12 Caseness items score measured in 2019 is greater or equal than 3 reflecting deteriorations in mental health, 0 otherwise. | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #10 |
| No friends living in local area | 1 if the respondent has no friends living in local area, 0 otherwise. | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #9 |
| Who deals with formal care payments | 1 if the respondent deals with formal care payments partly or entirely by herself, 0 otherwise. | U.K. HLS - Understanding Society wave #9 |