TABLE 4.
Distribution of participants' responses by sociodemographic characteristics to questions exploring their ‘emotional experiences’
| Variable | N No (%) | N Yes (%) | χ 2 | p | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 4: Have you been frightened these days because of COVID‐19? | |||||
| Total answers (n = 582) | 234 (40.2) | 348 (59.8) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male (n = 279) | 125 (44.8) | 154 (55.2) | 4.7 | .030 | .09 |
| Female (n = 303) | 109 (36.0) | 194 (64.0) | |||
| Age group | |||||
| Up to 21 years old (n = 84) | 42 (50.0) | 42 (50.0) | 5.1 | .076 | .09 |
| Between 22 and 44 years old (n = 344) | 127 (36.9) | 217 (63.1) | |||
| 45 years old or more (n = 154) | 65 (42.2) | 89 (57.8) | |||
| Housing type | |||||
| Family/own home (n = 464) | 186 (40.1) | 278 (59.9) | 0.02 | .990 | .01 |
| Disability‐related services (n = 106) | 43 (40.6) | 63 (59.4) | |||
| Another place (n = 12) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Study (n = 135) | 47 (34.8) | 88 (65.2) | 4.6 | .203 | .09 |
| Work (n = 195) | 86 (44.1) | 109 (55.9) | |||
| Study and work (n = 42) | 13 (31.0) | 29 (69.0) | |||
| Neither work nor study (n = 210) | 88 (41.9) | 122 (58.1) | |||
| Question 5: Have you been more nervous than usual these days because of COVID‐19? | |||||
| Total answers (n = 582) | 235 (40.4) | 347 (59.6) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male (n = 279) | 125 (44.8) | 154 (55.2) | 4.4 | .037 | .09 |
| Female (n = 303) | 110 (36.3) | 193 (63.7) | |||
| Age group | |||||
| Up to 21 years old (n = 84) | 36 (42.9) | 48 (57.1) | 0.33 | .846 | .02 |
| Between 22 and 44 years old (n = 344) | 136 (39.5) | 208 (60.5) | |||
| 45 years old or more (n = 154) | 63 (40.9) | 91 (59.1) | |||
| Housing type | |||||
| Family/own home (n = 464) | 197 (42.5) | 267 (57.5) | 7.3 | .026 | .11 |
| Disability‐related services (n = 106) | 37 (34.9) | 69 (65.1) | |||
| Another place (n = 12) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Study (n = 135) | 49 (36.3) | 86 (63.7) | 2.2 | .540 | .06 |
| Work (n = 195) | 86 (44.1) | 109 (55.9) | |||
| Study and work (n = 42) | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | |||
| Neither work nor study (n = 210) | 84 (40.0) | 126 (60.0) | |||
Percentages in bold indicate the level of the variable for which the standardised residual exceeded ±1.96 z scores, indicating that the existing relationship occurred for that response category.