Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants
| Variables | N = 431 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 39.1 ± 10.6 |
| Gender (F%) | 211 (49.0%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 5.6 |
| Underweight | 34 (7.9%) |
| Normal | 227 (44.8%) |
| Overweight | 136 (31.6%) |
| Obese | 68 (15.8%) |
| Education levels | |
| High school degree or below | 56 (13.0%) |
| Associate’s degree | 79 (18.3%) |
| College Bachelor’s degree | 206 (47.8%) |
| Master’s degree | 80 (18.6%) |
| PhD | 10 (2.3%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single (never married) | 168 (39.0%) |
| Married | 227 (52.7%) |
| Divorced | 32 (7.4%) |
| Widowed | 4 (0.9%) |
| Income (gross, per year) | |
| Under $15,000 | 39 (9.1%) |
| $15,000–24,999 | 29 (6.7%) |
| $25,000–34,999 | 54 (12.5%) |
| $35,000–49,999 | 94 (21.8%) |
| $50,000–64,999 | 70 (15.2%) |
| $65,000–79,999 | 61 (14.2%) |
| $80,000 and above | 84 (19.5%) |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 362 (84.0%) |
| Self-employed | 39 (9.1%) |
| Unemployed | 30 (7.0%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White/Caucasian | 354 (82.1%) |
| Black/African American | 33 (7.7%) |
| Asian | 28 (6.5%) |
| Other | 16 (3.7%) |
| Covid-19 related symptoms (assessed at Wave 2) | 13 (3.0%) |
| Tested for Covid-19 (assessed at Wave 2) | 14 (3.2%) |
Data are presented as means ± standard deviation or numbers (%) if they are at the category level. Body mass index (BMI) was classified according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s BMI weight status categories: underweight (below 18.5 kg/m2); normal or healthy weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2); overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2); and obese (30.0 kg/m2 and more).