Table 1.
Socio-demographic and other characteristics of study participants (Slovenia, 2020).
| April 2020 | December 2020 | Combined sample* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Levels | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| Sample size | 602 (100) | 606 (100) | 835 (100) | |
| Age | Mean age in years (SD) | 44.1 (13.5) | 42.94 (13.8) | 41.92 (13.7) |
| Age groups | 18–35 years of age | 179 (29.7) | 206 (34.0) | 301 (36.1) |
| 36–49 years of age | 202 (33.6) | 184 (30.4) | 273 (32.7) | |
| 50–65 years of age | 186 (30.9) | 187 (30.9) | 224 (26.8) | |
| 66 years and above | 35 (5.8) | 29 (4.8) | 37 (4.4) | |
| Sex | Male | 300 (49.8) | 312 (51.5) | 416 (49.8) |
| Female | 302 (50.2) | 294 (48.5) | 419 (50.2) | |
| Place of living | Urban | 125 (20.8) | 123 (20.3) | 169 (20.2) |
| Intermediate | 205 (34.1) | 202 (33.3) | 283 (33.9) | |
| Rural | 272 (45.2) | 281 (46.4) | 383 (45.9) | |
| Education | Primary school | 24 (4.0) | 22 (3.6) | 32 (3.8) |
| Upper secondary—vocational school | 77 (12.8) | 52 (8.6) | 92 (11.0) | |
| Upper secondary—high school | 231 (38.4) | 227 (37.5) | 320 (38.3) | |
| Vocational post-secondary school | 69 (11.5) | 84 (13.9) | 107 (12.8) | |
| First cycle Bologna degree | 94 (15.6) | 107 (17.7) | 132 (15.8) | |
| University or second cycle Bologna degree | 95 (15.8) | 100 (16.5) | 133 (15.9) | |
| Scientific MSc or PhD | 12 (2.0) | 14 (2.3) | 19 (2.3) | |
| Financial status | Very below average | 22 (3.7) | 28 (4.6) | 27 (3.2) |
| Below average | 115 (19.1) | 119 (19.6) | 157 (18.8) | |
| Average | 363 (60.3) | 361 (59.6) | 505 (60.5) | |
| Above average | 101 (16.8) | 95 (16.7) | 143 (17.1) | |
| Very above average | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.4) | |
| Health status | Very low | 6 (1.0) | 5 (0.8) | 6 (0.7) |
| Low | 17 (2.8) | 18 (3.0) | 21 (2.5) | |
| Average | 121 (20.1) | 126 (20.8) | 159 (19.0) | |
| High | 326 (54.2) | 330 (54.5) | 460 (55.1) | |
| Very high | 132 (21.9) | 127 (21.0) | 189 (22.6) | |
| Employment | Full time employed | 318 (52.8) | 331 (54.6) | 449 (53.8) |
| Part time employed | 26 (4.3) | 29 (4.8) | 37 (4.4) | |
| Unemployed | 71 (11.8) | 70 (11.6) | 101 (12.1) | |
| Keeping house or home maker | 8 (1.3) | 8 (1.3) | 10 (1.2) | |
| Self-employed | 31 (5.2) | 23 (3.8) | 36 (4.3) | |
| Student | 49 (8.1) | 58 (9.6) | 92 (11.0) | |
| Retired | 99 (16.5) | 87 (14.4) | 110 (13.2) | |
| Household composition | Household with children | 247 (41.0) | 286 (47.2) | 389 (46.6) |
| Single person household | 53 (8.8) | 54 (8.9) | 70 (8.4) | |
| Household with 2+ adults without children | 302 (50.2) | 266 (43.9) | 376 (45.0) | |
| From COVID-19 affected households | Affected | 53 (8.8) | 151 (24.9) | N/A |
| Not affected | 549 (91.2) | 455 (75.1) | N/A | |
| COVID-19 risk perception: Mean score ± SD | The likelihood of any member of your household becoming infected with the virus. | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | N/A |
| The likely severity of the virus for any member of your household. | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | N/A | |
| The level of your anxiety concerning the potential impact of the virus on your household. | 2.7 ± 1.1 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | N/A |
SD, standard deviation; N/A, Not applicable COVID-19 risk perception score on scale from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).
*
Combined sample include different participants included in both April and December 2020 samples (373 subjects participated in both April only and December surveys, 229 in April study only, and 233 in Decembers study only).