Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Total | Suicidal ideation | No suicidal ideation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall, n (%) | 56,679(100) | 9,322(16.4) | 47,357(83.6) |
| Categorical variables, n (%) | |||
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 27,149(47.9) | 5,195(55.7) | 21,954(46.4) |
| Female | 29,530(52.1) | 4,127(44.3) | 25,403(53.6) |
| Age (years), n (%) | |||
| 18–24 | 3,267(5.8) | 806(8.6) | 2,461(5.2) |
| 25–34 | 23,050(40.7) | 4,303(46.2) | 18,747(39.6) |
| 35–44 | 21,658(38.2) | 3,181(34.1) | 18,477(39.0) |
| ≥45 | 8,704(15.4) | 1,032(11.1) | 7,672(16.2) |
| Living area, n (%) | |||
| Urban | 52,839(93.2) | 8,562(91.8) | 44,277(93.5) |
| Rural | 3,840(6.8) | 760(8.2) | 3,080(6.5) |
| Geographical region in China, n (%) | |||
| Eastern | 23,172(40.9) | 3,731(40.1) | 19,441(41.1) |
| Northern | 10,227(18.0) | 1,605(17.2) | 8,622(18.2) |
| Northwest | 1,348(2.4) | 256(2.7) | 1,092(2.3) |
| Northeast | 3,921(6.9) | 687(7.4) | 3,234(6.8) |
| Central | 4,803(8.5) | 858(9.2) | 3,945(8.3) |
| Southern | 10,028(17.7) | 1,638(17.6) | 8,390(17.7) |
| Southwest | 3,156(5.6) | 537(5.8) | 2,619(5.5) |
| Missing values | 24(0.0) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Married | 43,763(77.2) | 6,799(72.9) | 36,964(78.1) |
| Separated/divorced | 1,270(2.2) | 194(2.1) | 1,076(2.3) |
| Never married | 11,646(20.5) | 2,329(25.0) | 9,317(19.7) |
| Educational level, n (%) | |||
| Middle school and lower | 9,540(16.8) | 1,779(19.1) | 7,761(16.4) |
| College and higher | 47,139(83.2) | 7,543(80.9) | 39,596(83.6) |
| Monthly family income (¥), n (%) | |||
| <5,000 | 13,016(23.0) | 2,752(29.5) | 10,264(21.7) |
| 5,000–7,999 | 13,663(24.1) | 2,433(26.1) | 11,230(23.7) |
| 8,000–11,999 | 12,829(22.6) | 1,978(21.2) | 10,851(22.9) |
| ≥12,000 | 17,171(30.3) | 2,159(23.2) | 15,012(31.7) |
| History of mental disorders, n (%) | |||
| No | 56,137(99.0) | 9,097(97.6) | 47,040(99.3) |
| Unknown | 381(0.7) | 158(1.7) | 223(0.5) |
| Yes | 161(0.3) | 67(0.7) | 94(0.2) |
| Family history of mental disorders, n (%) | |||
| No | 55,675(98.2) | 9,047(97.0) | 46,628(98.5) |
| Unknown | 608(1.1) | 198(2.1) | 410(0.9) |
| Yes | 396(0.7) | 77(0.8) | 319(0.7) |
| History of sleep problems, n (%) | |||
| No | 40,698(71.8) | 5,873(63.0) | 34,825(73.5) |
| Yes | 15,981(28.2) | 3,449(37.0) | 12,532(26.5) |
| Have you suspected or confirmed been infected during the COVID-19 pandemic? n (%) | |||
| No | 56,579(99.8) | 9,259(99.3) | 47,320(99.9) |
| Yes | 100(0.2) | 63(0.7) | 37(0.1) |
| Have you been to the most severely COVID-19 affected region recently? n (%) | |||
| No | 53,982(95.2) | 8,708(93.4) | 45,274(95.6) |
| Yes, I remain at the region | 2,352(4.1) | 531(5.7) | 1,821(3.8) |
| Yes, I have left the region | 345(0.6) | 83(0.9) | 262(0.6) |
| Have you experienced quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic? n (%) | |||
| No | 40,225(71.0) | 6,120(65.7) | 34,105(72.0) |
| Yes, quarantine duration < 14 days | 2,199(3.9) | 531(5.7) | 1,668(3.5) |
| Yes, quarantine duration ≥ 14 days | 14,255(25.2) | 2,671(28.7) | 11,584(24.5) |
| Have you experienced the COVID-19 induced unemployment? n (%) | |||
| No | 54,589(96.3) | 8,656(92.9) | 45,933(97.0) |
| Yes | 2,090(3.7) | 666(7.1) | 1,424(3.0) |
| Did you participate in frontline work? n (%) | |||
| No | 46,954(82.8) | 7,459(80.0) | 39,495(83.4) |
| Yes | 9,725(17.2) | 1,863(20.0) | 7,862(16.6) |
| Have you got more access to psychological knowledge after the COVID-19 pandemic? n (%) | |||
| No | 45,613(80.5) | 7,791(83.6) | 37,822(79.9) |
| Yes | 11,066(19.5) | 1,531(16.4) | 9,535(20.1) |
| Continuous variables | |||
| The rating of perceived psychological stress after the COVID-19 pandemic (mean [SD]) | 4.27 ± 2.70 | 5.31 ± 2.53 | 4.06 ± 2.68 |
| The degree of attention to the related information about the COVID-19 pandemic (mean [SD]) | 9.21 ± 1.65 | 8.84 ± 2.09 | 9.29 ± 1.54 |
| The mastery degree of perceived knowledge of COVID-19 (mean [SD]) | 8.11 ± 1.87 | 7.73 ± 2.17 | 8.19 ± 1.80 |
| The difficulty in getting access to the information about psychological interventions after the COVID-19 pandemic (mean [SD]) | 3.26 ± 2.52 | 4.50 ± 2.44 | 3.02 ± 2.46 |
Note: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SD, standard deviation.