Table 3. Self-perceptions and concerns on the pandemic stratified by living arrangements.
| Living
alone |
Living only with
partner/non- relatives |
Living with partner and
children/relatives |
Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=116
(%) |
N=126 (%) | N=778 (%) | N=1,020
(%) |
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|
Concerns when no physical contact/not
allowed to go out/allowed to go out only for essential needs |
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| Financial (e.g. loss of income, loss of job) | N=114 (%)
71 (62) |
N=124 (%)
103 (83) |
N=773 (%)
659 (85) |
N=1,011 (%)
833 (82) |
<0.001 |
| Physical health (e.g. not being able to attend
doctor appointments, medication supply for illnesses, lack of exercise) |
N=115 (%)
79 (69) |
N=124 (%)
79 (64) |
N=765 (%)
541 (71) |
N=1,004 (%)
699 (70) |
0.28 |
| Caring responsibilities (e.g. childcare, caring for
elderly parents, not having access to care) |
N=114 (%)
70 (61) |
N=124 (%)
75 (60) |
N=762 (%)
527 (69) |
N=1,000 (%)
672 (67) |
0.061 |
| Mental health and wellbeing (e.g. boredom,
loneliness, anxiety, depression) |
N=112 (%)
72 (64) |
N=124 (%)
66 (53) |
N=740 (%)
446 (60) |
N=976 (%)
584 (60) |
0.20 |
| Social (e.g. not being able to see friends or
attend social or family events) |
N=112 (%)
72 (64) |
N=124 (%)
70 (56) |
N=753 (%)
430 (57) |
N=989 (%)
572 (58) |
0.34 |
| Infrastructure (e.g. access to transport, network
services, internet access) |
N=111 (%)
53 (48) |
N=123 (%)
62 (50) |
N=726 (%)
370 (51) |
N=960 (%)
485 (51) |
0.82 |
| Living arrangements (e.g. not enough living
space, passing on illness to family members, domestic abuse) |
N=111 (%)
49 (44) |
N=123 (%)
57 (46) |
N=734 (%)
382 (52) |
N=968 (%)
488 (50) |
0.19 |
| Religious and spiritual (e.g. not being able to go
to church, mosque, temple etc.) |
N=110 (%)
46 (42) |
N=123 (%)
61 (50) |
N=753 (%)
349 (46) |
N=986 (%)
456 (46) |
0.49 |
| Professional/career progression | N=111 (%)
58 (52) |
N=122 (%)
66 (54) |
N=729 (%)
313 (43) |
N=962 (%)
437 (45) |
0.022 |
| Sports (e.g. participating in competitive or
professional sports activities) |
N=112 (%)
58 (52) |
N=123 (%)
58 (47) |
N=724 (%)
314 (43) |
N=959 (%)
430 (45) |
0.21 |
| Recreational (e.g. not being able to access
recreational facilities like cinemas or restaurants, cancelled sports or cultural events) |
N=112 (%)
66 (59) |
N=123 (%)
61 (50) |
N=740 (%)
306 (41) |
N=975 (%)
433 (44) |
0.001 |