Exhibit 2.

Sample characteristics

	Before July 15,2021		After July 15,2021
	Adults without children	Adults with children	Adults without children	Adults with children
	Mean (SD) or Percent
Age	57.3 (15.3)	44.8 (11.9)	56.1 (15.9)	44.0 (11.9)
Male	42.7	36.9	42.9	36.6
Married	53.9	70.7	52.7	69.9
Less than high school or high school	11.9	13.1	12.2	13.2
Income
Less than $25,000	10.7	8.9	11.7	9.5
$25,000, $34,999	8.9	7.6	9.3	7.5
$35,000, $49,999	10.9	8.9	11.4	9.0
$50,000, $74,999	18.2	14.9	18.1	14.6
$75,000, $99,999	14.8	13.9	14.6	13.7
$100,000, $149,999	17.9	20.4	17.3	20.3
$150,000, $199,999	8.8	10.6	8.2	10.8
$200,000 and above	9.8	14.8	9.5	14.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	79.3	68.9	78.9	68.6
Non-Hispanic Black	6.3	8.5	6.4	8.7
Asian	4.5	6.8	4.4	6.5
Hispanic	6.0	10.2	6.4	10.4
Other	3.9	5.7	3.9	5.8
Mental Health Outcomes
Depressive symptoms (continuous)	1.5 (1.8)	1.6 (1.8)	1.3 (1.7)	1.4 (1.8)
Depressive symptoms (score ≥ 3)	16.4	18.4	17.2	19.9
Anxiety symptoms (continuous)	1.8 (1.9)	2.1 (2.0)	1.5 (1.9)	19 (2)
Anxiety symptoms (score ≥ 3)	20.1	25.5	21.6	29.3
Secondary Outcomes
Utilization of mental health services	16.5	21.8	18.4	23.3
Mental health prescription	22.4	23.6	23.9	24.6
Confident in ability to pay mortgage/rent	78.3	72.3	75.8	70.3
Difficulty with household expenses	34.8	45.1	37.5	49.9
Food sufficiency	81.3	74.0	80.4	73.6
N	237,901	112,862	316,122	145,429

Source: Authors’ analysis of data from U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey

Note: N = 812,314. Data were drawn from the Household Pulse Survey, April 14, 2021-January 10, 2022, including individuals with non-missing information on the mental health outcomes of interest. Depressive symptoms were captured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 scale, and anxiety symptoms were captured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 scale; both were dichotomized at the standard cut-off of 3 or more to indicate high risk of mental health problems. Not married category includes single, divorced, widowed, separated. SD: standard deviation.