Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study cohort from UK Household Longitudinal Study, n = 16,535.
| N = 16,535 | ||
|---|---|---|
| % (n) | Mean GHQ (SD) | |
| Social stressors (ND1) | ||
| Lowest (Q1) | 1,417 | 10.8 (5.11) |
| Medium-low (Q2) | 4,636 | 10.8 (5.26) |
| Medium-high (Q3) | 7,357 | 11.5 (5.53) |
| Highest (Q4) | 3,125 | 12.9 (6.63) |
| Missing | 0 | n/a |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Property crime (ND2) | ||
| Lowest (Q1) | 869 | 11.0 (5.51) |
| Medium-low (Q2) | 3,652 | 11.4 (5.42) |
| Medium-high (Q3) | 5,211 | 11.0 (5.33) |
| Highest (Q4) | 6,803 | 11.9 (6.02) |
| Missing | 0 | n/a |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Gender | ||
| Men | 7,005 | 10.5 (5.07) |
| Women | 9,530 | 11.7 (5.70) |
| Missing | 1 | n/a |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 5,748 | 11.0 (5.71) |
| Employed | 8,403 | 11.2 (5.24) |
| Self-employed | 1,249 | 10.7 (5.15) |
| Furloughed | n/a (furlough did not exist pre-COVID) | n/a |
| Missing | 1,135 | 11.9 (6.24) |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Age | ||
| <25 | 1,308 | 12.1 (6.11) |
| 25–44 | 4,696 | 11.6 (5.77) |
| 45–64 | 6,920 | 11.4 (5.59) |
| 65+ | 3,609 | 9.67 (4.20) |
| Missing | 2 | 13.5 (6.36) |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Adverse health condition | ||
| Present | 5,545 | 12.9 (6.51) |
| Absent | 10,976 | 10.3 (4.63) |
| Missing | 14 | 10.6 (3.99) |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |
| Household Income | ||
| Q1 (<549.55) | 4,134 | 11.9 (6.23) |
| Q2 (549.55–821.92) | 4,134 | 11.1 (5.49) |
| Q3 (821.92–1170.86) | 4,133 | 10.9 (5.06) |
| Q4 (>1170.86) | 4,134 | 10.7 (4.94) |
| Missing | n/a | - |
| p-value for difference in means | <0.001 | |