Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of dependent and independent variables at the province level for the during-COVID period of February 2020—March 2021.

Variable	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	N	Province	Time
1. Excess hotline calls related to child maltreatment per 10,000 children	0.19	0.78	−3.31	2.79	224	16	14 (months)
2. Unemployment
Unemployment rate (%), total	3.91	1.15	1.30	8.80	224	16	14
Unemployment rate (%), female	4.02	1.54	0.90	12.70	224	16	14
Unemployment rate (%), male	3.82	1.07	1.10	6.10	224	16	14
3. Restrictions on mobility (%)a	10.22	10.28	−22.20	44.10	224	16	14
4. Population
Population, total	3,213,082	3,354,885	673,974	13,500,000	32	16	2 (years)
Child population, 0–17 years old	474,673	513,188	116,037	2,190,957	32	16	2

Note. SD = standard deviation; N = total observations.

^aFor easy interpretation, minus one was multiplied to proportional change in mobility per capita as compared to the same month in 2019.