Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the sample (Total n = 2345).

	n	%
Age (mean/SD)	2345	29.07 (SD = 1.28)
Linguistic region
French-speaking	1361	58.0
German-speaking	984	42.0
Change in work situation due to COVID-19 measures
Change in employment because of COVID-19
no change	1852	79.0
lost job	81	3.5
partially unemployed	339	14.5
self-employed and lost money	73	3.1
Change in workload a
decreased	646	27.5
no change	1066	45.5
increased	363	15.5
Percentage working from home during COVID-19 a
90% to 100%	801	34.2
50% to 89%	200	8.5
1% to 49%	341	14.5
does not work from home	733	31.3
Called up to military or civil protection unit (%yes)	244	10.4
Education
Highest level of education (International Standard Classification of Education; ISCED)
compulsory schooling (ISCED 2; 9 years)	41	1.7
secondary school diploma (ISCED 34; 12–13 years)	221	9.4
apprenticeship (ISCED 35; 12–13 years)	944	40.3
bachelor’s degree (ISCED 6; 15 years)	612	26.1
master’s degree (ISCED 7; 17 years)	527	22.5
Socioeconomic status before the crisis
Relative financial status
below average	737	31.4
average	684	29.2
above average	924	39.4
Difficulty paying usual bills
easy or very easy	971	41.4
fairly easy	762	32.5
rather difficult or difficult	612	26.1
Unemployment before the crisis
Unemployment before the crisis (% yes)	45	1.9
Working in regular contact with potentially infected people
Job in healthcare sector in contact with patients (% yes)	107	4.6
Other job in contact with people (e.g. restaurant; % yes)	538	22.9

Note

^a Total n does not include people not currently working.