Table 1: Characteristics of baseline respondents in the COVID-19 psychological research consortium (C19PRC Study), by country.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Country – N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (N = 2,025) | Republic of Ireland (N = 1,041) | Italy (N = 1,038) | Spain (N = 1,949) | ||
| Gender | Female | 1,047 (51.7) | 536 (51.5) | 531 (51.2) | 917 (47.0) |
| Male | 972 (48.0) | 502 (48.2) | 507 (48.8) | 1027 (52.7) | |
| Other | 6 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) | – | 5 (0.3) | |
| Age group (years) | 18–24 | 246 (12.1) | 116 (11.1) | 83 (8.0) | 155 (8.0) |
| 25–34 | 380 (18.8) | 200 (19.2) | 138 (13.3) | 273 (14.0) | |
| 35–44 | 353 (17.4) | 214 (20.6) | 171 (16.5) | 469 (24.1) | |
| 45–54 | 410 (20.2) | 165 (15.9) | 186 (17.9) | 518 (26.6) | |
| 55–64 | 349 (17.2) | 219 (21.0) | 195 (18.8) | 427 (21.9) | |
| 65+ | 287 (14.2) | 127 (12.2) | 265 (25.5) | 107 (5.5) | |
| Born in country | Yes | 1,834 (90.6) | 736 (70.7) | 1,003 (96.6) | 1812 (93.0) |
| Living location | City | 498 (24.6) | 255 (24.5) | 569 (54.8) | 1642 (84.2) |
| Suburbs | 572 (28.2) | 188 (18.1) | 123 (11.8) | – | |
| Town | 620 (30.6) | 298 (28.6) | 297 (28.6) | – | |
| Rural | 335 (16.5) | 300 (28.8) | 49 (4.7) | 307 (15.8) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 1848 (91.2) | 962 (92.4) | 775 (74.7%) | 1897 (97.3) |
| Other | 177 (8.8) | 79 (7.6) | 263 (25.3%) | 52 (2.7) | |
| Education level | No qualification | 58 (2.9) | 12 (1.2) | 0 | 6 (0.3) |
| Up to secondary level | 751 (37.1) | 298 (28.6) | 86 (8.3) | 235 (12.1) | |
| Some third level | 302 (44.4) | 268 (25.7) | 506 (48.7) | 441 (22.6) | |
| Third level completed | 888 (43.9) | 440 (42.3) | 422 (40.7) | 975 (50.0) | |
| Other | 26 (1.3) | 23 (2.2) | 24 (2.3) | 292 (15.0) | |
| Household composition | Lone adult | 454 (22.4) | 192 (18.4) | 139 (13.4) | 257 (13.2) |
| Children in home | 592 (29.2) | 413 (39.7) | 358 (34.5) | 786 (40.3) | |
| 2019 gross annual household income band1 | Lowest | 410 (20.2) | 256 (24.6) | 218 (21.0) | 693 (35.6) |
| Second lowest | 410 (20.2) | 222 (21.3) | 214 (20.6) | 673 (34.5) | |
| Middle | 385 (19.0) | 203 (19.5) | 212 (20.4) | 455 (23.3) | |
| Second highest | 410 (20.2) | 132 (12.7) | 211 (20.3) | 128 (6.6) | |
| Highest | 410 (20.2) | 228 (21.9) | 183 (17.6) | NA | |
| Employment status | Full-time | 988 (48.8) | 451 (43.3) | 461 (44.4) | 1125 (57.7) |
| Part-time | 303 (15.0) | 163 (15.7) | 99 (9.5) | 195 (10.0) | |
| Unemployed | 305 (15.0) | 205 (19.7) | 170 (16.4) | 350 (18.0) | |
| Retired | 334 (16.5) | 156 (15.0) | 251 (24.2) | 170 (8.7) | |
| Student | 95 (4.7) | 66 (6.3) | 57 (5.5) | 109 (5.6) | |
| Religion | Christian | 1,020 (50.4) | 727 (69.8) | 772 (74.4) | 1,069 (54.8) |
| Atheist | 514 (25.4) | 159 (15.3) | 152 (14.6) | 422 (21.7) | |
| Agnostic | 254 (12.5) | 78 (7.5) | 69 (6.6) | 375 (19.2) | |
| Other | 237 (11.7) | 77 (7.4) | 45 (4.4) | 83 (4.3) | |
Note. 1Income bands across countries varied, as follows: (1) UK (lowest: £0–£ 15,490, second lowest: £ 15,491–£ 25,340; middle: £ 25,341–£ 38,740; second highest: £ 38,741–£ 57,930, highest:£ 57,931+); (2) Republic of Ireland (lowest: € 0–€ 19,999; second lowest: € 20,000–€ 29,000; middle: € 30,000–€ 39,000; second highest: € 40,000–€ 49,999; highest: € 50,000+); (3) Italy (lowest: € 0–€ 15,000, second lowest: € 15,001 - € 28,000; middle: € 28,001–€ 55,000; second highest: € 55,001–€ 75,000; highest € 75,000+) and (4) Spain (lowest: € 12,450–€ 20,200; second lowest: € 20,200–€ 35,200; middle: € 35,200–€ 60,000; second highest: € 60,00+).