Table 7.

Loneliness, worry about COVID-19, perceived risk of COVID-19, and positive mood

		Gender		Age groups (years)
	Whole sample	Male	Female	18–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	≥75
Loneliness
Mean (SD)	3.86 (2.7)	3.56 (2.7)	3.91 (2.7)	5.34 (2.7)	4.36 (2.7)	3.75 (2.7)	3.61 (2.8)	3.49 (2.7)	2.70 (2.1)	2.65 (2.4)
Positive mood
Mean (SD)	18.99 (5.1)	19.76 (5.1)	18.85 (5.0)	17.68 (4.9)	18.82 (5.1)	18.68 (5.0)	18.93 (5.1)	19.35 (5.0)	20.71 (4.7)	22.59 (4.5)
Perceived risk of COVID-19
Mean (SD)	4.75 (2.2)	4.46 (2.2)	4.80 (2.2)	4.10 (2.0)	4.92 (2.2)	5.14 (2.2)	5.01 (2.2)	4.78 (2.3)	4.20 (2.1)	3.00 (1.7)
Worry about COVID-19
No worry (n, %)	512 (16.5%)	105 (22.1%)	406 (15.5%)	105 (28.9%)	108 (20.5%)	92 (14.4%)	92 (13.3%)	65 (11.4%)	39 (15.2%)	10 (20.4%)
Occasional worry (n, %)	2050 (66.2%)	318 (66.8%)	1731 (66.1%)	209 (57.4%)	320 (60.6%)	428 (67.2%)	468 (67.8%)	398 (69.8%)	191 (74.3%)	36 (73.5%)
Much worry (n, %)	413 (13.3%)	40 (8.4%)	373 (14.3%)	39 (10.7%)	77 (14.6%)	91 (14.3%)	94 (13.7%)	85 (14.9%)	24 (9.3%)	2 (4.1%)
Most worry (n, %)	122 (3.9%)	13 (2.7%)	108 (4.1%)	11 (3.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26 (4.1%)	36 (5.2%)	22 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (2.0%)