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. 2021 Apr 29;42(7):2625–2635. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05268-1

Table 1.

Sociodemographic data of the sample

Variables
Age 18-30 31-40 41-50 51 or more
1850 (44.3%) 912 (21.8%) 587 (14.1%) 826 (19.8%)
Sex Female Male
2928 (70.1%) 1247 (29.9%)
Level of education Elementary Middle school High school Degree and post-degree
12 (0.3%) 179 (4.3%) 1597 (38.2%) 2387 (57.2%)
Marital status Married Unmarried/maiden Divorced/separated Widower
1370 (32.8%) 2520 (60.4%) 241 (5.8%) 44 (1%)
Number of people per household Alone/1 2 3-5 6 or more
515 (12.3%) 871 (20.9%) 2649 (63.4%) 140 (3.4%)
Number of children per household 0 1-2 3-5 6 or more
3145 (75.3%) 884 (21.2%) 119 (2.9%) 27 (0.6%)
Number of rooms in a house 1-2 3 4 5 or more
376 (9%) 789 (18.9%) 1200 (28.7%) 1810 (43.4%)
House with… 1 or more windows Outdoor space (terrace, balcony, garden, or shared courtyard)
250 (6%) 3925 (94%)
Employment status Unemployed Students Employed Retired
382 (9.1%) 1014 (24.3%) 2654 (63.6%) 125 (3%)
Healthcare workers Physicians Nurses Other (e.g., psychologists, laboratory technicians, or medical waste handlers) Non-medical workers
119 (2.9%) 71 (1.7%) 380 (9.1%) 3605 (86.3%)
Duration of quarantine/self-isolation Mean (SD) Median
31.37 (5.8) 30
Work modalities Smart-working Office No job
1285 (30.8%) 513 (12.3) 2377 (56.9%)
Number of go out in the last week 0 1-2 3-4 5 or more
1294 (31%) 2136 (51.2%) 355 (8.5%) 390 (9.3%)
Being affected by COVID-19 No Yes (1 symptomatic; 3 asymptomatic) I do not answer No (symptomatic but not tested by swab) Yes (remitted)
4052 (97%) 4 (0.1%) 59 (1.4%) 49 (1.2%) 11 (0.3%)
Direct contact with people affected by COVID-19 I do not answer No Yes
63 (1.5%) 3929 (94.1%) 183 (4.4%)
Indirect contact with people affected by COVID-19 I do not answer No Yes
30 (0.7%) 2406 (57.6%) 1739 (41.7%)
Diagnosis of psychopathology I do not answer No Yes
62 (1.5%) 3899 (93.4%) 214 (5.1%)
Boredom Never Sometimes Often Always Mean (SD)
906 (21.7%) 1430 (34.2%) 1135 (27.2%) 704 (16.9%) 2.39 (1.00)
Frustration Never Sometimes Often Always Mean (SD)
1081 (25.9%) 1168 (28%) 1095 (26.2%) 831 (19.9%) 2.4 (1.07)
Fear of getting infected with COVID-19. Never Sometimes Often Always Mean (SD)
908 (21.8%) 1520 (36.4%) 1016 (24.3%) 731 (17.5%) 2.38 (1.01)
Scales Mean SD
BRS score 20.2 4.3
Coping Scale 34.4 5.1
GAD-7 13.8 4.1
DSM-5-Anger 49.9 10.1
PHQ-9 16.1 4.5

Frequency (percentage)

SD standard deviation; BRS Brief Resilience Scale; GAD-7 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9; DSM-5-Anger DSM-5 Level 2-Anger-Adult measure