Table 3.
Factors associated with anxiety/depression and an increased need for mental health services, City University of New York (CUNY) Student COVID-19 Survey, April 2020
| Anxiety/depression (n = 2206) |
Increased need for mental health services (n = 2185) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted estimates | Weighted % | Crude PR (95% CI) |
Adjusted PR (95% CI) | Weighted % | Crude PR (95% CI) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 61.4 | 1.4 (1.2, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.5) | 56.3 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.5) |
| Male | 45.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 39.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White non-Hispanic | 56.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 52.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Black non-Hispanic | 49.5 | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) | 44.0 | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 1.4 (0.5, 3.8) |
| Hispanic | 58.2 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) | 53.2 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) | 1.6 (0.6, 4.6) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 53.0 | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.8) | 46.1 | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 1.4 (0.5, 4.0) |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 46.6 | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) | – | 25.8 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.4) | – |
| Age in years | ||||||
| 18–20 | 51.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 21–25 | 55.1 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 1.0 (0.9. 1.1) | 48.9 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) |
| 26–30 | 57.9 | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 53.2 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) |
| 31–35 | 57.6 | 1.1 (0.9. 1.3) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 54.7 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) |
| 36 + | 51.9 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.0) | 53.8 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) |
| Caretaker for adult(s) aged 65 + | ||||||
| Yes | 74.2 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 59.3 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) |
| No | 52.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Student had COVID-19–like symptoms | ||||||
| Yes | 64.0 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 59.4 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) |
| No | 50.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 44.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Household member had COVID-19-like symptoms | ||||||
| Yes | 64.4 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 55.8 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) |
| No | 50.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 46.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Reduced household ability to buy food | ||||||
| A lot | 66.9 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | 1.4 (1.2, 1.6) | 61.1 | 1.9 (1.6, 2,2) | 1.6 (1.3, 1.9) |
| Somewhat | 54.8 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.6) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 52.5 | 1.6 (1.4, 1.9) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.7) |
| A little | 50.8 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 42.2 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) |
| Not at all/made it easier | 41.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 32.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| How worried about losing housing | ||||||
| Very worried | 72.2 | 1.5 (1.4, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | 62.5 | 1.5 (1.4, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.4) |
| Somewhat worried | 58.3 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) | 55.2 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) |
| Not worried at all | 47.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 41.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Expect to graduate | ||||||
| Later than expected | 66.7 | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.4) | 59.3 | 1.3 (1.2, 1.5) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) |
| Do not know | 55.6 | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) | 46.6 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) |
| Earlier/same time as expected | 46.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 44.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval