Table 2.
Sample statistics
| Employment status | All sample | Working | Voluntarily not working | Involuntarily not working |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | N = 1,576,770 | n = 930,472 | n = 307,179 | n = 339,119 |
| Percentage | 100% | 59.01% | 19.48% | 21.51% |
| Variable | ||||
| Mental Health | ||||
| Y1: Anxiety | 2.06 | 1.96 | 1.33 | 2.74 |
| GAD-2 < 3 | 68.09 | 70.16 | 81.81 | 55.14 |
| GAD-2 ≥ 3 | 31.91 | 29.84 | 18.19 | 44.86 |
| Y2: Depression | 1.72 | 1.56 | 1.18 | 2.39 |
| PHQ-2 < 3 | 74.31 | 77.62 | 84.41 | 61.22 |
| PHQ-2 ≥ 3 | 25.69 | 22.38 | 15.59 | 38.78 |
| Employment Hardship | ||||
| X2: Expecting job loss in the family | ||||
| No | 68.29 | 72.41 | 91.09 | 45.64 |
| Yes | 31.71 | 27.59 | 8.91 | 54.36 |
| Economic Status | ||||
| X3: Food sufficiency | ||||
| Often not enough | 2.07 | 1.23 | 0.57 | 4.67 |
| Sometimes not enough | 8.40 | 6.31 | 2.70 | 16.11 |
| Enough, not want | 31.42 | 29.69 | 23.54 | 39.85 |
| Enough | 58.11 | 62.77 | 73.20 | 39.37 |
| X4: Food confidence | ||||
| Not at all confident | 8.96 | 5.77 | 3.48 | 18.74 |
| Somewhat confident | 22.80 | 20.50 | 12.89 | 33.55 |
| Moderately confident | 21.57 | 21.41 | 19.39 | 23.30 |
| Very confident. | 46.67 | 52.32 | 64.24 | 24.41 |
| X5: Paid last mortgage/rent | ||||
| No | 14.30 | 11.43 | 5.37 | 23.77 |
| Yes | 85.70 | 88.57 | 94.63 | 76.23 |
| X6: Confidence in paying next mortgage/rent | ||||
| No confidence | 9.64 | 6.32 | 3.21 | 19.00 |
| Slight confidence | 12.56 | 10.50 | 4.88 | 19.77 |
| Moderate confidence | 22.17 | 20.68 | 17.38 | 27.12 |
| High confidence | 55.64 | 62.51 | 74.53 | 34.11 |
| X7: Total income in 2019 | ||||
| Less than $25,000 | 15.67 | 9.12 | 14.13 | 29.64 |
| $25,000 - $34,999 | 11.87 | 9.68 | 13.05 | 15.41 |
| $35,000 - $49,999 | 12.68 | 11.58 | 14.56 | 13.65 |
| $50,000 - $74,999 | 17.96 | 18.15 | 19.80 | 16.42 |
| $75,000 - $99,999 | 13.27 | 14.71 | 13.93 | 10.00 |
| $100,000 - $149,999 | 14.84 | 18.36 | 13.47 | 8.74 |
| $150,000 - $199,999 | 6.63 | 8.76 | 5.34 | 3.23 |
| $200,000 and above | 7.09 | 9.63 | 5.72 | 2.92 |
| Health and Access to Care | ||||
| X8: Physical health | ||||
| Poor | 3.64 | 1.62 | 3.93 | 7.49 |
| Fair | 15.08 | 10.81 | 16.85 | 22.39 |
| Good | 30.15 | 29.30 | 30.71 | 31.47 |
| Very good | 32.97 | 36.48 | 34.22 | 25.30 |
| Excellent | 17.88 | 21.58 | 13.89 | 13.09 |
| X9: Health insurance coverage | ||||
| No | 21.94 | 19.99 | 14.08 | 30.35 |
| Yes | 78.06 | 80.01 | 85.92 | 69.65 |
| X10: No delay of care (COVID) | ||||
| Delayed | 38.53 | 38.29 | 32.98 | 42.68 |
| No delay | 61.47 | 61.71 | 67.02 | 57.32 |
| X11: No delay of care (other) | ||||
| Delayed | 30.28 | 29.03 | 24.69 | 36.47 |
| No delay | 69.72 | 70.97 | 75.31 | 63.53 |
| Control Variables | ||||
| C1: Age (mean) | 48.01 | 43.74 | 67.04 | 44.47 |
| C2: Gender | ||||
| Female | 51.63 | 47.96 | 55.42 | 56.45 |
| Male | 48.37 | 52.04 | 44.58 | 43.55 |
| C3: Race | ||||
| White | 75.62 | 76.17 | 84.81 | 69.00 |
| Black | 12.59 | 11.92 | 7.55 | 16.93 |
| Asian | 5.62 | 6.01 | 3.87 | 5.89 |
| Other | 6.17 | 5.90 | 3.77 | 8.17 |
| C4: Education | ||||
| High school or lower | 39.12 | 32.61 | 42.71 | 49.25 |
| Some college | 30.50 | 30.35 | 28.71 | 32.07 |
| College | 16.93 | 20.32 | 14.16 | 12.12 |
| Graduate | 13.45 | 16.71 | 14.42 | 6.56 |
| C5: Martial status | ||||
| Not married | 54.35 | 56.72 | 62.09 | 44.84 |
| Married | 45.65 | 43.28 | 37.91 | 55.16 |
| C6: Number of children (mean) | 0.74 | 0.81 | 0.25 | 0.89 |
Note: numbers are in percentages