Table 3:
Bivariate associations with feeling nervous or stressed since the COVID-19 pandemic among survey participants with complete data (N = 4659)
| Felt nervous/stressed since Covid | Did not feel nervous/stressed since Covid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (standard deviation) | Mean (standard deviation) | p-value | |
| COVID-19 child disruptions | 2.74 ± 1.82 | 1.90 ± 1.63 | <.0001* |
| Number of children under the age of 18 | 1.86 ± 1.07 | 1.82 ± 1.06 | 0.2619* |
| Experiences of childhood abuse | 1.88 ± 2.20 | 1.17 ± 1.73 | <.0001* |
| Recommended stress relieving activities | 2.04 ± 1.41 | 1.61 ± 1.47 | <.0001* |
| Age, years | 41.46 ± 10.80 | 41.46 ± 12.78 | 0.9979* |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Current employment status | - | - | <.0001** |
| Full-time | 1713 (47.69) | 718 (58.63) | - |
| Part-time | 453 (13.16) | 163 (15.04) | - |
| Temporarily unemployed | 135 (4.25) | 27 (2.36) | - |
| Taking care of home or family | 547 (15.28) | 130 (11.17) | - |
| Unemployed | 276 (9.17) | 43 (3.71) | - |
| Other | 355 (10.45) | 99 (9.08) | - |
| Since COVID-19 - Household’s financial situation | - | - | <.0001** |
| It has been positively impacted | 496 (14.07) | 336 (28.21) | - |
| It has stayed the same | 1466 (41.90) | 664 (56.36) | - |
| It has been negatively impacted | 1517 (44.03) | 180 (15.43) | - |
| Helping my child(ren) with their education has been very stressful | - | - | <.0001** |
| Disagree | 1102 (30.93) | 493 (40.83) | - |
| Neutral | 600 (18.64) | 211 (19.42) | - |
| Agree | 1777 (50.44) | 476 (39.75) | - |
| Sex | - | - | <.0001** |
| Male | 1468 (43.64) | 682 (60.32) | - |
| Female | 2011 (56.36) | 498 (39.68) | - |
| Race | - | - | 0.8145** |
| White | 2243 (57.15) | 772 (56.19) | - |
| Black | 384 (11.64) | 124 (10.79) | - |
| Hispanic | 479 (21.55) | 155 (22.56) | - |
| Other | 373 (9.67) | 129 (10.47) | - |
| Education | - | - | 0.0261** |
| No HS | 120 (6.54) | 56 (7.34) | - |
| High school graduate | 865 (27.98) | 320 (32.80) | - |
| Some college | 694 (18.94) | 212 (16.90) | - |
| 2-year | 469 (12.75) | 157 (12.80) | - |
| 4-year | 772 (20.23) | 281 (20.43) | - |
| Post-grad | 559 (13.55) | 154 (9.73) | - |
| Marital Status | - | - | <.0001** |
| Married | 2567 (71.26) | 957 (79.99) | - |
| Single | 912 (28.74) | 223 (20.01) | - |
| Family income | - | - | <.0001** |
| Less than $20,000 | 548 (18.85) | 121 (12.60) | - |
| $20,000 – 49,999 | 865 (25.72) | 257 (23.40) | - |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 1104 (31.25) | 409 (33.46) | - |
| $100,000 or more | 962 (24.18) | 393 (30.54) | - |
| Residence | - | - | 0.6603** |
| Big city | 822 (24.21) | 335 (26.83) | - |
| Smaller city | 617 (18.37) | 173 (17.21) | - |
| Suburban area | 1134 (31.85) | 348 (30.47) | - |
| Small town | 426 (11.71) | 159 (12.04) | - |
| Rural area | 480 (13.87) | 165 (13.46) | - |
| Wave | 0.0022** | ||
| Wave 1 | 1810 (51.76) | 544 (45.28) | |
| Wave 2 | 1669 (48.24) | 636 (54.72) |
Means, standard deviations, and percentages incorporate survey weights
*
P-value obtained from a t-test assuming equal variance
**
P-value obtained from Rao-Scott Chi-Square Test