Table 1.
Description of the 2017 and 2020 sample (unweighted)
| 2017 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Males | 1532 (46.34) | 1440 (47.67) |
| Females | 1774 (53.66) | 1581 (52.33) |
| Age, mean (sd) | 48.82 (17.19) | 46.84 (16.02) |
| Education, n (%) | ||
| Elementary | 278 (8.41) | 180 (5.96) |
| Other than elementary | 3028 (91.59) | 2841 (94.04) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||
| Other than married/living with a partner | 1314 (39.75) | 1243 (41.15) |
| Married/living with a partner | 1992 (60.25) | 1778 (58.85) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||
| Employed, student, retired, receiving benefits | 3194 (96.61) | 2917 (96.56) |
| Unemployed | 112 (3.39) | 104 (3.44) |
| Size of residence, n (%) | ||
| 0–4999 | 1264 (38.23) | 1064 (35.22) |
| 5000–19 999 | 609 (18.42) | 573 (18.97) |
| 20 000–99 999 | 725 (21.93) | 671 (22.21) |
| 10 000 and more | 708 (21.42) | 713 (23.6) |
| Daily use of prescription drugs – number of drugs categories, n (%) | ||
| 0 | 3133 (94.77) | 2703 (89.47) |
| 1 | 132 (3.99) | 211 (6.98) |
| 2 | 28 (0.85) | 75 (2.48) |
| 3 | 10 (0.3) | 25 (0.83) |
| 4 | 3 (0.09) | 7 (0.23) |
| COVID-19 health-related worries – number of items with strong worries, n (%) | ||
| 0 | NAa | 2476 (81.96) |
| 1 | NA | 350 (11.59) |
| 2 | NA | 195 (6.45) |
| COVID-19 economic worries – number of items with strong worries, n (%) | ||
| 0 | NA | 2516 (83.28) |
| 1 | NA | 251 (8.31) |
| 2 | NA | 254 (8.41) |
| Presence of COVID-19, n (%) | ||
| Not tested | NA | 2961 (98.01) |
| Tested negative or positive | NA | 60 (1.99) |
| Received treatment in the last 12 months | ||
| No | 3122 (94.43) | 2725 (90.2) |
| Yes | 184 (5.57) | 296 (9.8) |
a
Not applicable.