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. 2022 Jan 10:1–13. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02689-1

Table 1.

Participant demographic information.a

Participant families (%)b
Parent Age
18 – 34 84 (33.1%)
35 – 44 152 (59.8%)
45+ 18 (7.1%)
Parent Sex
Male 134 (52.8%)
Female 117 (46.1%)
Marital Status
Married / Co-Habiting 247 (97.2%)
Single, Separated, or Divorced 7 (2.8%)
Ethnicity
White 201 (79.1%)
Non-White 53 (20.9%)
Household Size
2 6 (2.4%)
3 177 (69.7%)
4 48 (18.9%)
5+ 23 (9.1%)
Child Age (most impacted by pandemic isolation measures)
0 – 5 15 (6.1%)
6 – 9 120 (48.8%)
10 – 13 87 (34.1%)
14 – 18 24 (9.4%%)
Annual Household Income (CAD)
<$60,000 32 (12.6%)
$60,000 – $99,999 121 (47.6%)
>$100,000 101 (39.8%)
Pre-COVID Pandemic Employment Status
Employed Full-Time 221 (87.7%)
Employed Part-Time 20 (7.9%)
Self-Employed 3 (1.2%)
Student/Homemaker 8 (3.2%)
Change in Employment Status due to COVID-19 for any parent
No Change 57 (22.7%)
Reduction in Hours (including job loss) 194 (77.3%)
Change in Household Income due to COVID
No Change/Increase 168 (65.9%)
Decrease 86 (33.7%)
Pre-Existing Conditions – Parent
Medical Condition 135 (53.1%)
Psychiatric Condition (any) 131 (51.6%)
Anxietyc 62 (24.4%)
Depressionc 29 (11.4%)
Pre-Existing Conditions – Children
Medical Condition 102 (40.2%)
Psychiatric Condition (any) 114 (44.9%)
Anxietyc 37 (14.6%)
Depressionc 14 (5.5%)

aNumber of families in each category is reported based on valid observations. Less than 2% of data was missing from each variable.

bTotal values may not add up to 254 due to missing entries. Percentages are adjusted for valid observations

cRepresent a subgroup of the total with a psychiatric condition