Table 3.

Differences in psychological distress by area deprivation among young adults aged 16-24 living in England, considering economic changes since before the outbreak, UKHLS, April–November 2020

	Baseline model (n=1069) B (95% CI)	Model+job loss (n=1069) B (95% CI)
			Area deprivation
			Most deprived	2.10 (0.88 to 3.32)	1.75 (0.52 to 2.98)
Second most deprived	0.78 (−0.23 to 1.78)	0.70 (−0.31 to 1.72)
Second least deprived	0.15 (−0.61 to 0.91)	−0.13 (−0.91 to 0.64)
Least deprived (reference)	–	–
Change since before outbreak
Did not lose job or ≥50% hours (reference)	–	–
Lost job or ≥50% hours	–	1.52 (1.01 to 2.02)
Started job	–	−2.65 (−3.58 to −1.72)
Did not work at both points	–	0.37 (−0.39 to 1.30)

Estimates represent betas from random-intercept linear models using the UKHLS COVID-19 November 2020 longitudinal weight. The models controlled for wave, age, sex, parental education, living arrangements, ethnicity and GHQ score at wave 10.

Significant estimates at p<0.05 are in bold.

GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; UKHLS, UK Household Longitudinal Study.