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. 2021 Apr 20;18(8):4364. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084364

Table A1.

Survey measures.

Construct Measure
Sociodemographics
(19 items)
Age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, annual household income, work status, current living arrangement (alone, or with a spouse/partner, family member, or non-family member), number of household residents, whether they lived with someone over age 65 or younger than age 18, zip code, and cross street.
Mental Health Impacts
General Depression (4 items) PROMIS Depression 4-item Short form [32]
General Anxiety (4 items) PROMIS Anxiety 4-item Short Form [33]
Health Behavioral Impacts: COVID-19 Preventive Measures
Adherence to Stay-at-Home Orders “Does the area where you live have a stay-at-home Orders?” (1 = yes, 2 = no, 3 = I don’t know)
“To what extent do you currently follow the stay at home order?” (0 = not at all to 10 = completely)
Social Distancing “What amount of social distancing do you currently practice?” (0 = no social distancing to 10 = complete social distancing)
Hand Hygiene “How often do you practice protective measures like hand washing, use of hand sanitizer, or disinfection of household surfaces to keep yourself and others you live with from contracting COVID-19?” (0 = never to 10 = every few hours)
Health Behavioral Impacts: Lifestyle Behaviors
Alcohol Use “Has your drinking increased/decreased/stayed the same since COVID-19?”
Tobacco Use Two items on current smoking status and type and number of tobacco products smoked per day, taken from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey [31]
Exercise “Since COVID-19 I am exercising more.” (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree)
Diet “Since COVID-19 I am eating more healthy foods.” (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree)