Table 2.
Living situation, employment, and finances.
| Living situation, employment and financial variable | N | % | National data (%) (Fisher et al., 2020; Morgan et al., 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change of living situation during COVID-19 (N = 1013) | |||
| Yes | 273 | 27.0 | NA |
| No | 740 | 73.1 | NA |
| Current household composition (N = 1017) | |||
| With family (logical or chosen) | 300 | 29.5 | NA |
| With partner(s) | 288 | 28.3 | NA |
| Alone | 187 | 18.4 | 19.2 |
| With friends or housemates | 185 | 18.2 | 6.9 |
| With some but not all partners | 30 | 3.0 | NA |
| Mixed household (e.g. parent and housemates) | 11 | 1.1 | NA |
| No regular place of residence | 4 | 0.4 | NA |
| Assisted living/care facility | 4 | 0.4 | NA |
| Boarding school or residential college | 4 | 0.4 | NA |
| Shared custody arrangement | 3 | 0.3 | NA |
| Foster care | 1 | 0.1 | NA |
| Feeling unsafe or afraid in household (N = 1016) | |||
| Yes | 119 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| No | 897 | 88.3 | 88.4 |
| Change in employment status due to COVID-19 (N = 909) | |||
| No change in employment | 289 | 31.8 | NA |
| Contact with work colleagues greatly reduced | 217 | 23.9 | NA |
| Working reduced hours | 200 | 22.0 | NA |
| Unemployed prior to the pandemic | 142 | 15.6 | NA |
| Lost employment | 106 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| Other (e.g. increase in work hours) | 146 | 16.1 | NA |
| Current employment status (N = 1015) | |||
| Full time employment | 309 | 30.4 | NA |
| Student | 237 | 23.4 | NA |
| Unemployment | 227 | 22.4 | 7·4 |
| Part time employment | 185 | 18.2 | NA |
| Casual employment | 156 | 15.4 | NA |
| Pension | 97 | 9.6 | NA |
| Volunteer | 50 | 4.9 | NA |
| House duties | 44 | 4.3 | NA |
| Retired | 21 | 2.1 | NA |
| COVID-19 related financial strain (N = 1019) | |||
| Rent/mortgage | 240 | 23.6 | NA |
| Utilities (e.g. electricity, gas, water, internet) | 260 | 25.5 | NA |
| Food/groceries | 318 | 31.2 | NA |
| Financially supporting others | 145 | 14.2 | NA |
| Other (e.g. medication, healthcare) | 106 | 10.4 | NA |