Table 5.
Pairwise comparisons of mental disorders symptoms by reasons of not working
| Sample mean | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) | |||||||
| 1. Voluntarily not working | 1.331 | ||||||
| 2. Sick with or concerned about COVID | 3.045 | *** | |||||
| 3. Caring someone with COVID | 3.100 | *** | |||||
| 4. Employer’s business reduction due to COVID | 2.570 | *** | *** | *** | |||
| 5. Laid off due to COVID | 2.957 | *** | *** | ** | *** | ||
| 6. Employer’s business closed temporarily due to COVID | 2.589 | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
| 7. Employer went out of business due to COVID | 3.264 | *** | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** |
| Depressive Disorder (PHQ-2) | |||||||
| 1. Voluntarily not working | 1.181 | ||||||
| 2. Sick with or concerned about COVID | 2.733 | *** | |||||
| 3. Caring someone with COVID | 2.729 | *** | |||||
| 4. Employer’s business reduction due to COVID | 2.230 | *** | *** | *** | |||
| 5. Laid off due to COVID | 2.578 | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
| 6. Employer’s business closed temporarily due to COVID | 2.254 | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
| 7. Employer went out of business due to COVID | 2.985 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
Note: Sample size = 482,964; *, **, and *** indicate statistical significance at an alpha level of 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively