Table 1.
Variable | Total sample (n = 460) | Not employed pre-COVID (n = 288, 62.6%) | Lost job or decreased hours during COVID (n = 87, 18.9%) | Still employed with same or more work hours during COVID (n = 85, 18.5%) | P * |
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M(SD) or n(%) | M(SD) or n(%) | M(SD) or n(%) | M(SD) or n(%) | ||
Demographics | |||||
Male | 15.4% (71) | 16.3% (47) | 12.6% (11) | 15.3% (13) | .708 |
Age | 62.30 (13.83) | 67.01 (12.39) | 54.61 (12.55) | 54.18 (12.45) | <.001 |
High school or less | 49.3% (227) | 56.9% (164) | 41.4% (36) | 31.8% (27) | <.001 |
Some college/tech | 36.3% (167) | 32.3% (93) | 39.1% (34) | 47.1% (40) | .038 |
4-year college or graduate degree | 14.3% (66) | 10.8% (31) | 19.5% (17) | 21.2% (18) | .017 |
Married | 15.4% (71) | 12.5% (36) | 19.5% (17) | 21.2% (18) | .076 |
Lived in Homewood | 26.3% (121) | 27.8% (80) | 20.7% (18) | 27.1% (23) | .416 |
Lived outside of Hill and Homewood | 9.8% (45) | 10.1% (29) | 9.2% (8) | 9.4% (8) | .964 |
No children at home | 81.1% (373) | 88.9% (256) | 70.1% (61) | 65.9% (56) | <.001 |
Homeowner | 32.6% (150) | 29.2% (84) | 35.6% (31) | 41.2% (35) | .093 |
Key predictors | |||||
Has financial strain | 56.6% (260) | 54.0% (155) | 75.9% (66) | 45.9% (39) | <.001 |
2018 per capita household income, thousands of dollars | 15.37 (15.63) | 13.79 (13.93) | 15.41 (13.62) | 20.66 (21.11) | .002 |
Outcomes | |||||
Sleep quality rating 2018 | 2.27 (0.79) | 2.28 (0.81) | 2.26 (0.76) | 2.26 (0.77) | .948 |
Sleep quality rating 2020 | 2.75 (1.05) | 2.77 (1.05) | 2.82 (1.04) | 2.65 (1.03) | .538 |
Change in sleep quality rating | 0.48 (1.03) | 0.48 (1.02) | 0.56 (1.04) | 0.38 (1.04) | .521 |
Sleep quality rating is measured on a 1–5 Likert scale, with higher values representing poorer quality sleep.
*P-values are for an ANOVA test of difference in means across the three employment categories.