Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics of the Portuguese REACT COVID-19 survey.
| Participants’ Characteristics | Total | Men | Women | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
| Age | 45.8 (45.4, 46.3) | 45.5 (44.9, 46.1) | 46.2 (45.6, 46.8) | |
| Age-group | <0.001 | |||
| 16–34 years | 27.9 (26.8, 29.1) | 29.5 (27.8, 31.2) | 26.4 (24.8, 27.9) | |
| 35–54 years | 34.9 (33.7, 36.1) | 35.9 (34.2, 37.7) | 34.0 (32.3, 35.7) | |
| ≥55 years | 37.2 (35.9, 38.4) | 34.5 (32.7, 36.3) | 39.6 (37.9, 41.3) | |
| Education | <0.001 | |||
| Secondary school or below | 81.5 (80.5, 82.5) | 83.5 (82.1, 84.9) | 79.9 (78.5, 81.4) | |
| Higher education | 18.5 (17.5, 19.5) | 16.5 (15.1, 17.9) | 20.1 (18.6, 21.5) | |
| Professional situation | <0.001 | |||
| Employee | 57.4 (56.1, 58.8) | 58.7 (56.8, 60.6) | 56.2 (54.4, 58.0) | |
| Student | 15.1 (14.1, 16.0) | 14.9 (13.5, 16.3) | 15.2 (13.8, 16.5) | |
| Retired | 17.4 (16.4, 18.4) | 19.3 (17.8, 20.9) | 15.7 (14.3, 17.0) | |
| Housekeeper | 3.4 (2.9, 3.8) | 0.1 (0.0, 0.2) | 6.4 (5.5, 7.3) | |
| Unemployed | 6.7 (6.1, 7.4) | 6.9 (6.0, 7.9) | 6.6 (5.7, 7.5) | |
| Subjective financial well-being | 0.004 | |||
| Comfortable or very comfortable | 30.1 (28.9, 31.3) | 30.3 (28.6, 32.1) | 29.9 (28.3, 31.6) | |
| Reasonable | 51.3 (50.0, 52.6) | 52.8 (50.9, 54.7) | 49.8 (48.1, 51.6) | |
| Difficult or very difficult | 18.6 (17.6, 19.7) | 16.8 (15.4, 18.3) | 20.2 (18.8, 21.7) | |
| Children | 0.448 | |||
| No | 67.8 (66.6, 69.0) | 67.3 (65.5, 69.1) | 68.2 (66.6, 69.9) | |
| Yes | 32.2 (31.0, 33.4) | 32.7 (30.9, 34.5) | 31.8 (30.1, 33.4) | |
| Social confinement (reasons) | ||||
| Sickness (COVID-19) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 1.9 (1.4, 2.4) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.0) | <0.001 |
| Sickness (other) | 2.2 (1.8, 2.6) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.8) | 3.0 (2.4, 3.6) | <0.001 |
| Family support | 16.6 (15.6, 17.6) | 14.3 (12.9, 15.6) | 18.7 (17.3, 20.1) | 0.064 |
| Telework | 30.3 (29.1, 31.5) | 31.5 (29.8, 33.2) | 29.3 (27.7, 30.9) | <0.001 |
| Prophylactic isolation | 5.5 (4.9, 6.1) | 7.9 (6.9, 9.0) | 3.3 (2.7, 4.0) | |
| Lockdown (time) | 0.246 | |||
| Up to 3 weeks | 26.0 (24.9, 27.1) | 26.7 (25.0, 28.3) | 25.5 (23.9, 27.0) | |
| Up to 4 weeks | 43.6 (42.3, 44.9) | 44.0 (42.1, 45.8) | 43.2 (41.5, 44.9) | |
| Up to 5 weeks | 30.3 (29.2, 31.5) | 29.4 (27.7, 31.1) | 31.3 (29.7, 33.0) | |
| Self-rated health | <0.001 | |||
| Very good | 37.4 (36.2, 38.7) | 43.0 (41.2, 44.9) | 32.5 (30.8, 34.1) | |
| Good | 37.2 (36.0, 38.4) | 35.6 (33.8, 37.4) | 38.7 (36.9, 40.4) | |
| Reasonable | 25.4 (24.3, 26.5) | 21.4 (19.9, 22.9) | 28.9 (27.3, 30.5) | |
Weighed data: age (n = 5856), education (n = 5856), professional situation (n = 5532), family income perception (n = 5643), children (n = 5856), time of lockdown (n = 5856), self-rated health (n = 5856). Differences between men and women were tested by Chi-Square.