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. 2021 Jan 26;20(3):1814–1823. doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00482-y

Table 1.

Demographics of the sample

Demographic N x_ (SD)/%
Age 43.04 (24.09)
Number of children 1.68 (0.97)
Gender identity
  Female 1154 82.6
  Male 227 16.2
  Other 17 1.21
Race/ethnicity*
  American Indian/First Nations 11 .75
  Asian 41 2.8
  Black or African-American 128 8.7
  Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin 97 6.6
  Middle Eastern or North African 17 1.7
  Native Hawaiian of other Pacific Islander 6 .41
  White 1138 77.9
  Other 27 1.8
Education
  Less than HS diploma 1 .07
  HS diploma or GED 316 22.6
  Associate’s degree 100 7.2
  Bachelor’s degree 320 22.9
  Master’s degree 466 33.3
  Doctoral degree or PhD 195 14.0
I felt prepared for the COVID-19 outbreak 2.50 (1.59)
Used social media as a source of information 4.53 (1.60)
I was personally affected by the virus itself 3.37 (1.94)
Experienced childcare challenges 3.46 (1.87)
Experienced medical care challenges 2.89 (2.19)
Experienced financial challenges 3.38 (1.91)
I felt overwhelmed by the amount of information available 4.17 (1.61)
Religious community was a source of support to me 3.51 (1.88)
Alcohol and substances were a source of support to me 2.55 (1.71)

*More than one option could be selected