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. 2021 Oct 14;12:708037. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.708037

TABLE 1.

Sample characteristics and COVID-19 related variables for the first and second waves.

Variable First wave (N = 325) Second wave (N = 139)
Gender, n (%)
Women 101 (33.6) 48 (33.6)
yMen 195 (64.8) 94 (65.7)
Prefer not to say 5 (1.7) 1 (0.7)
Age, mean (sd) 39.8 (14.3) 40.5 (14.1)
Income (SEK), median (IQR*) 21,000 (18,768) 22,000 (19,300)
Civil status, n (%)
Single 109 (37.6) 55 (40.6)
In a relationship 173 (59.7) 81 (58.7)
Other 8 (2.8) 4 (0.7)
Participants with children, n (%) 90 (37.8) 44 (36.4)
Occupation
Student 41 (13.6)
Unemployed 17 (5.7)
Employed 188 (62.5)
Own company 39 (13.0)
Other (retired) 16 (5.3)
Type of COVID-19 consequences (%)
Social isolation and infection
Home office 92 (32.4) 51 (37.8)
Taking part in distance education 45 (15.9) 20 (14.8)
Quarantine due to high-risk group 39 (13.7) 15 (11.1)
Self-quarantine due to COVID-19 infection 23 (8.1) 7 (5.2)
Family member infected by COVID-19 21 (7.4) 6 (4.4)
Infected by COVID-19 17 (6.0) 3 (2.2)
Home-schooling of children 8 (2.8) 3 (2.2)
Financial consequences
Short term lay-off 42 (14.8) 8 (5.9)
Short term lay-off for family member 29 (10.2) 6 (4.4)
Notice of job termination 15 (5.3) 5 (3.7)
Family member receiving job notice 12 (4.2) 1 (0.7)
Company reconstruction 5 (1.8) 1 (0.7)
Bankruptcy 2 (0.7) 0 (0)
No consequences 76 (26.8) 41 (30.4)
Worried about personal finances due to the pandemic, n (%)
No, not at all 140 (48.3) 76 (55.5)
Yes, some 103 (35.5) 37 (27.0)
Yes, quite a lot 30 (10.3) 12 (8.8)
Yes, very much 17 (5.9) 12 (8.8)
Worried about physical health due to the pandemic, n (%)
No, not at all 131 (46.3) 55 (40.1)
Yes, some 101 (35.7) 50 (36.5)
Yes, quite a lot 39 (13.8) 24 (17.5)
Yes, very much 12 (4.2) 8 (5.8)
Worried about mental health due to the pandemic, n (%)
No, not at all 151 (53.0) 64 (46.7)
Yes, some 84 (29.5) 43 (31.4)
Yes, quite a lot 38 (13.8) 22 (16.1)
Yes, very much 12 (4.2) 8 (5.8)

*IQR = Interquartile Range.