Table 2.
Change in Health, Learning, Income, Employment Hours, and Time Spent on Classwork from Before to Since the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Variable | Frequency N (%) | P value | |
| Before COVID-19 | Since COVID-19 | ||
| Self-reported Health | |||
| Very Good | 1001 (38.4%) | 762 (29.3%) | <.0001 |
| Good | 1280 (49.1%) | 1108 (42.6%) | |
| Fair | 295 (11.3%) | 569 (21.9%) | |
| Poor | 25 (1.0%) | 134 (5.2%) | |
| Very Poor | 5 (0.2%) | 29 (1.1%) | |
| Self-reported Learning | |||
| Very Good | 1175 (49.0%) | 171 (7.1%) | <.0001 |
| Good | 1063 (44.3%) | 490 (20.5%) | |
| Fair | 144 (6.0%) | 850 (35.5%) | |
| Poor | 14 (0.6%) | 584 (24.4%) | |
| Very Poor | 3 (0.1%) | 301 (12.6%) | |
| Variable | Mean ± SD | P value | |
| Before COVID-19 | Since COVID-19 | ||
| Monthly Income (dollars) | 1035.41 ± 1095.71 | 911.27 ± 1176.1 | <.0001 |
| Time Spent on Classwork (Hrs/Week) | 21.07 ± 15.56 | 21.91 ± 17.23 | <.0001 |
| Employment Hours (Hrs/Week) | 22.61 ± 13.46 | 20.22 ± 14.80 | <.0001 |
McNemars test was run for categorical variables; health and learning. Student’s t test was run for continuous variables; income, time spent on classwork, and employment hours.