TABLE 2.
Perception of financial conditions and social distancing-related aspects of adults (n = 139) and older adults (n = 437).
| Adults n (%) | Older adults n (%) | χ2 (p) | |
| Did you have compromised income due to the pandemic? | |||
| There was no compromise | 58 (41.7) | 243 (55.6) | 17.479 (0.002)* |
| Decreased less than 50% | 31 (22.3) | 111 (25.4) | |
| Decreased 50% | 19 (13.7) | 31 (7.1) | |
| Decreased more than 50% | 20 (14.4) | 34 (7.8) | |
| There was no income | 11 (7.9) | 18 (4.1) | |
| Do you have any financial assistance during the pandemic?# | |||
| Family members | 12 (8.8) | 35 (8.0) | 0.078 (0.450) |
| Extra services | 27 (5.1) | 17 (3.9) | 0.387 (0.341) |
| Savings | 37 (27.0) | 104 (23.9) | 0.559 (0.261) |
| Financial loan | 1 (0.7) | 8 (1.8) | 0.819 (0.326) |
| Government aid | 14 (10.2) | 17 (3.9) | 8.177 (0.006)* |
| How many days have you not met face to face relatives or friends who don’t live in your house? | |||
| 0 | 6 (4.3) | 13 (3.0) | 9.356 (0.025)* |
| 1–7 | 27 (19.4) | 46 (10.6) | |
| 8–15 | 14 (10.1) | 37 (8.5) | |
| >15 | 92 (62.2) | 341 (78.0) | |
| Have you received support from your relatives? | |||
| No—1 | 19 (13.7) | 70 (16.1) | 4.364 (0.359) |
| 2 | 13 (9.4) | 23 (5.3) | |
| 3 | 22 (15.8) | 55 (12.6) | |
| 4 | 19 (13.7) | 66 (15.2) | |
| Very—5 | 66 (47.5) | 223 (50.8) | |
| When was the last time you went out? | |||
| Did not go out | 4 (2.9) | 94 (21.5) | 32.472 (≤0.001) |
| 1–7 days | 113 (81.3) | 251 (57.4) | |
| >8 days | 22 (15.8) | 92 (21.1) | |
*Represents statistical difference between the groups by chi-square test. #More than one answer was allowed for these variables.