Table 1.
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