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. 2021 Oct 1;16:100936. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100936
N % s.d.
Sociodemographic factors
Gender
 Men 5239 26.1
 Women 14,864 73.9
Age
 17–25 years 15,739 78.3
 26 years or older 4364 21.7
Migrant background
 No migrant background 15,002 74.6
 1ste generation migrant background 2974 14.8
 2nd generation migrant background 2127 10.6
Relation status
 Single 9470 47.1
 In a steady relationship 9676 48.1
 It is complicated 957 4.8
Socioeconomic and social support factors
Parental educational level
 Low 1698 8.4
 Moderate 5720 28.5
 High 12,685 63.1
Able to borrow money from
 no person 1604 8.0
 1 to 2 persons 4134 20.6
 3 to 4 persons 5123 25.5
 5 or more persons 9242 46.0
Financial situation before COVID-19 outbreak
 Not struggling with current resources 18,688 93.0
 Struggling with current resources 1415 7.0
Confidant available
 No 2596 12.9
 Yes 17,507 87.1
Academic-related factors
Study tuition paid by:
 Parents 5166 25.7
 Self-paid 2542 12.6
 Scholarship 1700 8.5
 Bank loan 1747 8.7
 Not relevant 7935 39.5
 Other 1013 5.0
Study program
 First-year bachelor program 10,909 54.3
 Bachelor program (not first year) 3840 19.1
 Master program 4880 24.3
 Other program 474 2.4
Study field
 Social Sciences 5710 28.4
 Education 1448 7.2
 Humanities and Arts 2343 11.7
 Sciences 2701 13.4
 Engineering, manufacturing, construction 1337 6.7
 Agriculture 284 1.4
 Health and Welfare 5425 27.0
 Services 340 1.7
 Other 515 2.6
COVID-19 related factors
Days since start of (soft)lockdown 62.9 22.2
Infected with COVID-19
 No 19,865 98.8
 Yes 238 1.2
COVID-19 risk perception (0–10) 4.0 2.5
Worries to get covid (0–10) 4.1 3.0
Change in financial situation
 Worse during COVID-19 pandemic 5725 28.5
 Similar as before 12,961 64.5
 Better during COVID-19 pandemic 1417 7.0
Change in family contact
 More 7151 35.6
 About the same 8735 43.5
 Less 4217 21.0
Change in friends contact
 More 3136 15.6
 About the same 5913 29.4
 Less 11,054 55.0
Change in living situation
 No change: stayed with parents 5725 28.5
 No change: living with others or alone 7756 38.6
 Change to home (with parents) 5661 28.2
 Change to living with others or alone 961 4.8
Academic satisfaction (0–16) 9.1 3.2
Academic stress (0–16) 9.5 3.9