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. 2023 Dec 15;25(5):768–773. doi: 10.1177/15248399231217447

Table 2.

Differential Impacts of Early COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns

Financial, social and health outcomes Chronic unstable housing prior to age 31 and at age 31
(n = 10) (%)
Newly unstable housed at age 31
(n = 9) (%)
Unstably housed prior to age 31
(n = 73) (%)
Never unstably housed
(n = 660) (%)
Finances & employment
Financial situation before the COVID pandemic:
  Living comfortably 0.0 0.0 26.0 39.8
  Doing alright 33.3 33.3 46.6 44.2
  Just getting by or finding it quite or very difficult 66.7 66.7 27.4 15.9
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic:
  Lost job or had hours reduced 55.6 44.4 38.9 33.3
  Household member lost job or had hours reduced
62.5 62.5 47.0 40.9
  Had trouble buying adequate food sometimes or often 88.9 44.4 20.7 7.9
  Had trouble paying the rent because of money problems sometimes or often 66.7 55.6 23.3 9.3
  Had trouble paying electric, heating, cooling, or other household bills sometime or often. 55.6 44.4 20.5 8.7
Social isolation & mental health:
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic:
  Feel lonely sometimes or often 66.7 88.9 46.6 37.4
  Feel stressed, anxious, or depressed sometimes or often 88.9 100.0 57.5 59.1
Health
 Been tested for COVID-19 0.0 0.0 5.5 7.4
 Household member tested for COVID-19 0.0 12.5 15.2 9.6

Note. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.