Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

Variables	Mean/Standard Deviation/Observations (n*T)
Pre-pandemic household characteristics
female	0.58 (0.49) 9,501
A-level (some higher education)	0.22 (0.41) 9,501
GSCE (basic qualifications)	0.19 (0.40) 9,501
no qualifications	0.05 (0.21) 9,501
Annual equivalised household income	21,655.32 (14,247.28) 9,501
Disabled/Long Term Sick	0.03 (0.18) 9,501
Has children in house between 0–2 years old	0.08 (0.27) 9,501
Has children in house between 3–4 years old	0.06 (0.24) 9,501
Has children in house between 5–11 years old	0.17 (0.38) 9,501
Has children in house between 12–15 years old	0.13 (0.34) 9,501
Own outright or mortgage on property	0.82 (0.38) 9,501
Young Person	0.15 (0.36) 9,501
Single Parent	0.05 (0.22) 9,501
Pandemic related variables
Any person in the household unable to eat healthy and nutritious food	0.13 (0.34) 9,501
Hungry but did not eat	0.02 (0.15) 9,499
Newly Unemployed	0.08 (0.10) 9,501
Late with bills	0.05 (0.22) 9,501
Furloughed	0.11 (0.31) 9,501
Covid-19 symptoms	0.06 (0.23) 9,501