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. 2021 Feb 13;72:100584. doi: 10.1016/j.rssm.2021.100584

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in the Analysis (N = 4234).

Variables Mean/percentage (unweighted) Mean/percentage (weighted)
Tested positive and mental distress variables
Respondent confirmed/suspected COVID-19 1.39 % 1.58 %
Coresident family members confirmed COVID-19 4.82% 5.03 %
Respondent/Coresident family members confirmed COVID-19 5.22 % 5.41 %
Mental distress 11.95 (5.51) 11.88 (5.66)
SES variables
SES 5.45 (1.81) 4.19 (1.83)
Indicators constructing SES
Educational attainment
Middle school and below 10.20 % 38.91 %
High school 17.71 % 23.80 %
3-year college 20.88 % 15.43 %
Bachelor degree and above 48.80 % 21.86 %
Occupation
Managements 10.68 % 9.30 %
Professionals 11.31 % 5.79 %
Clerk and office 5.20 % 2.42 %
Sales and service 10.53 % 11.55 %
General unskilled workers 13.89 % 14.62 %
Unemployed/students/retired 48.39 % 56.33 %
Self-reported class
Upper class 9.78 % 15.40 %
Upper middle class 32.88 % 36.27 %
Middle class 50.00 % 42.82 %
Lower middle class 6.75 % 4.46 %
Lower class 0.59 % 1.05 %
Housing property ownership 86.51 % 80.65 %
Mediation variables
Access to daily essential supply 83.82 % 82.95 %
Access to protective gear supplies 62.90 % 63.56 %
Work type
Unemployed/students/retired 48.39 % 56.33 %
Have job and commute to work 25.70 % 27.65 %
Have job and work from home 25.91 % 16.02 %
Neighborhood mutual aid organization 63.53 % 62.34 %
Neighborhood WeChat group 82.99 % 79.43 %
Number of services of neighborhood committee 4.23 (2.43) 4.12 (2.50)
Control variables
Age 37.77 (14.72) 39.09 (16.77)
Female 56.99 % 47.72 %
Married 57.58 % 58.24 %
Household size 3.47 (1.28) 3.60 (1.44)
CCP membership 23.48 % 14.51 %
Wuhan Hukou 90.41 % 84.92 %
Community lockdown 89.28 % 90.51 %
Worried about contracting coronavirus 3.05 (1.27) 2.98 (1.35)

Notes: Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations for continuous variables.