Table 1.

Variables collected from the survey on hidden workers.

Variables		Hidden workers	Current workers
Actions
	Job search undertaken	✓	✓
	Engaged in learning	✓	✓
	Adapted climate impact mitigation strategies	✓	✓
Intentions
	Willing to work	✓
Attitudes
	Degree of discouragement	✓
	Passive or active job seekers	✓
	Attitudes to learning	✓	✓
Work history
	Work history	✓	✓
	Workplace discrimination	✓	✓
	Workplace social capital	✓	✓
Health and well-being
	Long-term health conditions	✓	✓
	Subjective health status	✓	✓
	Mental health well-being	✓	✓
	Quality of life indicators	✓	✓
	Everyday discrimination index	✓	✓
Conditions
	At-risk living conditions	✓	✓
	Childcare needs	✓	✓
	Other caregiving needs	✓	✓
	Household living arrangement	✓	✓
	Household income	✓	✓
External contexts
	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	✓	✓
	Housing crisis	✓	✓
	Supportive workplace policies	✓
Assets
	Social capital (support networks)	✓	✓
	Access to learning	✓	✓
	Community assets	✓	✓