Table 1.
Profile of CLIC sample (n = 23,609).
| Variable (N Completed Item) | N (%) |
|---|---|
|
Gender (n = 18,991) Females |
14,917 (79%) |
| Age (n = 17,436) | Mean = 53 (SD 17.6) |
|
Education (n = 18,056) Degree + |
13,504 (75%) |
|
Needs met by financial resources (n = 18,231) Very well Fairly well Poorly |
8046 (44%) 8456 (46%) 1729 (10%) |
|
Member of minority group (n = 18,353) Yes |
1977 (11%) |
|
Care provider (n = 19,046) Yes |
5236 (27.5%) |
|
Employment status (n = 18,295) Employed including work from home Self employed In education/training Unemployed Retired Other/homemaker |
7324 (40%) 1084 (6%) 1233 (7%) 1419 (8%) 6039 (33%) 1196 (6.5%) |
|
Self-rated physical health (n = 18,236) Excellent/Very good/good Fair/poor |
15,728 (86%) 2508 (14%) |
|
Self-rated mental health (n = 18,212) Excellent/Very good/good Fair/poor |
14,873 (82%) 3339 (18%) |
|
Quality of sleep during COVID-19 (n = 17,852) Worse than before About the same |
5905 (33%) 10,668 (60%) |
|
Physical activity during COVID-19 (n = 17,840) Less than before About the same |
8677 (49%) 5909 (33%) |
|
Smoking during COVID-19 (n = 17,852) Less than before More than before About the same |
271 (1.5%) 709 (4%) 708 (4%) |
|
Urban/rural (n = 18,277) City Town Rural |
9512 (52%) 5076 (28%) 3689 (20%) |
|
Lived in current area (n = 18,272) 1–4 years 5–9 years 10+ years |
2940 (16%) 2125 (12%) 13,207 (72%) |
|
Close-knit/“tight” neighbourhood (n = 15,922) Strongly disagree |
1144 (7%) |
|
Use of face-to-face technology pre-COVID-19 (n = 17,055) Never/Hardly ever |
9213 (54%) |
|
Use of face-to-face technology during COVID-19 (n = 16,973) Never/Hardly ever |
5490 (32%) |
|
Satisfied with face-to-face technology for communication (n = 15,016) Very dissatisfied |
1116 (7%) |
|
Living with others (n = 17,231) Yes |
13,374 (78%) |
|
Time spent alone pre COVID-19 (n = 17,134) Always and often alone Seldom and never alone |
6748 (39%) 10,386 (61%) |
|
Importance of religion (n = 14,050) Not important at all Very important |
4756 (34%) 4049 (29%) |
|
Someone close died at this time (n = 18,122) Yes |
3274 (18%) |
| Me or someone close diagnosed with COVID-19 (n = 18,120) |
3359 (18.5%) |
|
Me or Someone close Hospitalised with COVID-19 (n = 18,097) Me/ someone close |
1562 (9%) |
| Outcomes | N (%) |
|
UCLA pre-COVID pandemic (n = 16,452) None/low (0–4) Moderate (5–6) Severe (7+) |
13,204 (80%) 2314 (14%) 934 (6%) |
|
UCLA during COVID pandemic (n = 16,343) None/low (0–4) Moderate (5–6) Severe (7+) |
9277 (57%) 3659 (22%) 3407 (21%) |
|
Lubben pre-COVID pandemic (n = 15,408) Isolated (<12) Not isolated |
3188 (21%) 12,220 (79%) |
|
Lubben change during COVID pandemic (n = 15,322) Large increase in isolation (score < −2) Small or no increase in isolation |
1989 (13%) 13,333 (87%) |