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. 2020 Nov 10;3(4):262–269. doi: 10.1007/s41996-020-00071-0

Table 1.

Summary statistics using the 2020 Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors National Survey

Variable Observations Mean Std. dev. Min Max
Economic stress
  Lost their job 1580 0.29 0 1
  The business I own has been shut down or seen a drop-in revenue 1580 0.33 0 1
  Had work hours cut, or pay cut, but kept their job 1580 0.52 0 1
  Had trouble making rent or mortgage payment 1580 0.41 0 1
  Have lost a significant amount of retirement savings 1580 0.39 0 1
Economic stress scale 1580 1.94 1.66 0 5
Economic coping
  Borrowed money from friends or family 1580 0.33 0 1
  Applied for a loan from a bank or credit union 1580 0.27 0 1
  Borrowed money from a pay-day or easy loan company with a high interest rate 1580 0.26 0 1
  Used up all or most of my savings to help pay for our family’s expenses 1580 0.42 0 1
  Skipped a monthly car, rent, or mortgage payment 1580 0.32 0 1
  Postponed or cut back on health-related expenses 1580 0.33 0 1
  Postpone or quit education/career-related expenses 1580 0.32 0 1
  Moved or changed my housing situation 1580 0.23 0 1
Summated economic coping scale 1580 2.49 2.51 0 8
Parent1 1580 0.75 0 1
Grandparent 1580 0.05 0 1
Parent all else2 1580 0.20 0 1
Female 1580 0.48 0 1
Age categories
  Age: 18–30 1580 0.29 0 1
  Age: 30–44 1580 0.44 0 1
  Age: 45+ 1580 0.27 0 1
Age of children in household
Under 4 years of age 1580 0.18 0 1
  Children 5–10 1580 0.26 0 1
  Children 11–18 1580 0.56 0 1
Education3 1580 3.31 1.45 1 6
Household income4 1423 2.96 1.51 1 6
Savings
  Less than $100 1365 0.23 0 1
  Between $100–$500 1365 0.13 0 1
  Between $500–$1000 1365 0.16 0 1
  Between $1000–$3000 1365 0.16 0 1
  Between $3000–$5000 1365 0.12 0 1
  Between $5000–$10,000 1365 0.11 0 1
  More than $10,000 1365 0.10 0 1
Essential worker 1580 0.51 0 1
Married5 1580 0.69 0 1
Homeowner vs renter 1580 0.57 0 1
Child(ren) at home due to coronavirus 1580 0.85 0 1
Internet in home 1571 0.33 0 1
Rural vs urban 1566 0.10 0 1
Foreign born vs US born 1566 0.29 0 1
Light skin vs medium and dark 1100 0.57 0 1

1Birth, step, adoptive

2Foster, aunt/uncle, other

3Education: 1 = less than high school, 2 = high school graduate, 3 = some college, but did not graduate, 4 = 2-year degree, 5 = 4-year degree/Bachelor’s degree, 6 = post-graduate degree

4Income: 1 = less than $25,000, 2 = $25,000 to $49,999, 3 = $50,000 to $74,999, 4 = $75,000 to $99,999, 5 = $100,000 to $149,999, 6 = $150,000 or higher

5Married: 0 = single, not in a relationship, in a romantic relationship, but not living together, widow, divorce; 1 = married and in a relationship and living together