Table 2.
Changes in reported psychosocial stressors over time and by age group.
| Comparison sample | Weeks 1–4 | Weeks 5–8 | Weeks 9–12 | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressful relationships with friends or family | |||||
| 18–29 years | 56.7%a,b (408/720) | 60.9%b (453/744) | 59.7%a,b (520/871) | 53.6%a (376/701) | ꭙ2 = 9.55, p < .05* |
| 30–54 years | 53.6% (403/752) | 47.0% (344/732) | 48.6% (469/966) | 50.4% (389/772) | ꭙ2 = 7.34, p = .06 |
| 55 years and over | 39.3% (70/178) | 42.7% (82/192) | 37.5% (97/259) | 39.2% (85/217) | ꭙ2 = 1.29, p = .73 |
| Total | 53.4% (881/1650) | 52.7% (879/1668) | 51.8% (1086/2096) | 50.3% (850/1690) | ꭙ2 = 3.60, p = .31 |
| Work, study, or vocational stress | |||||
| 18–29 years | 54.6% (393/720) | 52.6% (391/744) | 53.2% (463/871) | 54.6% (383/701) | ꭙ2 = 0.97, p = .81 |
| 30–54 years | 47.1% (354/752) | 43.3% (317/732) | 43.1% (416/966) | 44.7% (345/772) | ꭙ2 = 3.26, p = .35 |
| 55 years and over | 24.7% (44/178) | 20.8% (40/192) | 23.6% (61/259) | 30.9% (67/217) | ꭙ2 = 6.06, p < .11 |
| Total | 47.9% (791/1650) | 44.8% (748/1668) | 44.8% (940/2096) | 47.0% (795/1690) | ꭙ2 = 5.23, p = .16 |
| Concern regarding physical health | |||||
| 18–29 years | 36.7% (264/720) | 33.9% (252/744) | 33.4% (291/871) | 34.0% (238/701) | ꭙ2 = 2.17, p = .54 |
| 30–54 years | 38.3% (288/752) | 35.7% (261/732) | 36.1% (349/966) | 34.1% (263/772) | ꭙ2 = 3.02, p = .39 |
| 55 years and over | 38.8% (69/178) | 38.5% (74/192) | 44.8% (116/259) | 37.3% (81/217) | ꭙ2 = 3.39, p = .34 |
| Total | 37.6% (621/1650) | 35.2% (587/1668) | 36.1% (756/2096) | 34.4% (582/1690) | ꭙ2 = 4.11, p = .25 |
| Financial stress | |||||
| 18–29 years | 25.1%a (181/720) | 22.6%a,b (168/744) | 19.9%a,b (173/871) | 18.5%b (130/701) | ꭙ2 = 11.18, p < .05* |
| 30–54 years | 28.1%a (211/752) | 28.4%a (208/732) | 20.7%b (200/966) | 22.5%a,b (174/772) | ꭙ2 = 20.26, p < .001*** |
| 55 years and over | 22.5% (40/178) | 17.7% (34/192) | 19.3% (50/259) | 18.4% (40/217) | ꭙ2 = 1.56, p = .67 |
| Total | 26.2% (432/1650) | 24.6% (410/1668) | 20.2% (423/2096) | 20.4% (344/1690) | ꭙ2 = 27.67, p < .001*** |
Comparison sample from 1 to 28 September 2019.
Each superscript letter denotes a subset of group categories whose proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the .05 level.
⁎ Significant at p < .05.
⁎⁎ Significant at p < .01.
⁎⁎⁎ Significant at p < .001.