Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, worries, and mental distress in the sample population.
| Age | Total (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | ≥70 | ||
| N (%) | 3414 (14) | 4228 (17) | 4772 (19) | 5262 (21) | 4237 (17) | 3055 (12) | - |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 2200 (64) | 2530 (60) | 2768 (58) | 2950 (56) | 2133 (50) | 1363 (45) | 44 |
| Male | 1214 (36) | 1698 (40) | 2004 (42) | 2312 (44) | 2104 (50) | 1692 (55) | 56 |
| BMI median | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| 25–75 percentiles | 21–26 | 22–28 | 23–28 | 24–29 | 23–28 | 23–28 | 23–28 |
| Education level | |||||||
| Primary school | 414 (13) | 150 (4) | 182 (4) | 272 (5) | 358 (9) | 375 (13) | 7 |
| High school or trade school | 1177 (36) | 773 (19) | 932 (20) | 1604 (31) | 1346 (32) | 959 (32) | 28 |
| ≤3 years of higher education | 866 (26) | 1046 (26) | 1098 (24) | 1243 (24) | 938 (22) | 692 (23) | 24 |
| ≥4 years of higher education | 828 (25) | 2109 (52) | 2412 (52) | 2022 (39) | 1531 (37) | 969 (32) | 40 |
| Employment | |||||||
| Employed | 2178 (64) | 3548 (84) | 4175 (87) | 4550 (86) | 2415 (57) | 201 (7) | 68 |
| Student/military duty | 1578 (46) | 251 (6) | 101 (2) | 31 (1) | 6 (0) | 3 (0) | 6 |
| Household income * | |||||||
| Low | 1041 (36) | 522 (13) | 462 (11) | 364 (8) | 234 (6) | 314 (12) | 13 |
| Medium | 1098 (38) | 1944 (49) | 2259 (51) | 1800 (38) | 1262 (35) | 1204 (50) | 44 |
| High | 734 (26) | 1464 (37) | 1678 (38) | 2536 (54) | 2109 (59) | 886 (37) | 43 |
| Lockdown consequences | |||||||
| Placed in quarantine | 767 (22) | 696 (16) | 718 (15) | 738 (14) | 630 (15) | 507 (17) | 16 |
| Home office | 712 (21) | 2069 (49) | 2558 (54) | 2477 (47) | 1243 (29) | 70 (2) | 37 |
| Temporarily laid off | 505 (15) | 394 (9) | 358 (8) | 411 (8) | 216 (5) | 18 (1) | 8 |
| Lost employment | 76 (2) | 60 (1) | 38 (1) | 39 (1) | 23 (1) | 5 (0) | 1 |
| Substantial worry | |||||||
| Related to personal economy | 998 (29) | 1025 (24) | 877 (18) | 862 (16) | 342 (8) | 64 (2) | 17 |
| Health-related | 1889 (55) | 2089 (49) | 2181 (46) | 2507 (48) | 1559 (37) | 887 (29) | 45 |
| Psychological distress ** | 1403 (41) | 1211 (29) | 935 (20) | 823 (16) | 475 (11) | 247 (8) | 20 |
* Household income was adjusted by family size (first adult with weight 1, additional adults 0.7. and children 0.5. Low is Norwegian krone (NOK) < 250 K/year, middle is 250–500 K/year, and high is >500 K/year; these values can be converted to Euros on the basis of the currency rate of 1 May 2020 (11.422). ** Mean symptom checklist (SCL)-10 score ≥1.85. BMI, body mass index.