Table 1.
Demographic characteristics for each sampling time.
| Total (%) / Mean (SD) | Pre-COVID survey | April 2020 (wave 1) | November 2020 (wave 6) | January 2021 (wave 7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N = 34,318 | N = 17,761 | N = 12,035 | N = 11,968 |
| December 2018 to January 2020 | April 2020 | November 2020 | January 2021 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 15,383 (44.8%) | 7411 (41.7%) | 4992 (41.5%) | 4928 (41.2%) |
| Female | 18,935 (55.2%) | 10,334 (58.2%) | 7033 (58.4%) | 7030 (58.7%) |
| Age | 49.85 (18.87) | 50.53 (17.06) | 54.57 (16.13) | 54.82 (16.12) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 28,097 (81,9%) | 15,012 (84.5%) | 10,634 (88.4%) | 10,572 (88.3%) |
| Non-White | 6068 (17,7%) | 2124 (11.9%) | 1146 (9.5%) | 1111 (9.3%) |
| Financial | ||||
| Comfortably | 10,250 (29,9%) | 5895 (33.2%) | 3704 (30.8%) | – |
| Doing alright | 13,482 (39,3%) | 7166 (40.4%) | 5562 (46.2%) | – |
| Just right | 6884 (20,1%) | 2644 (14.9%) | 1917 (15.9%) | – |
| Quite difficult | 1955 (5,7%) | 655 (3.7%) | 417 (3.5%) | – |
| Very difficult | 764 (2,2%) | 256 (1.4%) | 157 (1.3%) | – |
| Partner | ||||
| Yes | 21,187 (61,7%) | 12,532 (70.5%) | 8,451 (70.2%) | 8381 (70.0%) |
| No | 13,131 (38,3%) | 5229 (29.4%) | 3583 (29.7%) | 3587 (30.0%) |
| COVID-19 Risk | ||||
| No risk | – | 10,859 (61.1%) | 6774 (56.3%) | 6667 (55.7%) |
| Moderate | – | 5681 (31.9%) | 4452 (37.0%) | 4533 (37.8%) |
| High | – | 1098 (6.2%) | 774 (6.4%) | 739 (6.2%) |
Note. COVID-19 Risk variable: NHS variable that assign people to a risk of a severe disease following COVID-19 infection based on different health conditions and treatment types.