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. 2021 Apr 27;278:113954. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113954

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the total sample and comparison of the pre-lockdown and lockdown sample.

Total (N = 2503) Pre-Lockdown (n = 1542) Lockdown (n = 961) Test-statistic
Age 49.53 (17.51) 49.80 (17.84) 49.10 (16.95) t(2500) = 5.82
p = 0.334
Gender (female) 1256 (50.2) 789 (51.2) 467 (48.6) Χ2(1) = 1.56, p = 0.211



Living with partner 418 (30.6) 247 (30.1) 171 (31.4) Χ2(1) = 0.26, p = 0.612
German citizenship 2409 (96.2) 1481 (96.0) 928 (96.6) Χ2(1) = 0.45, p = 0.504
In a relationship 1551 (62.0) 967 (62.7) 584 (60.8) Χ2(1) = 0.95, p = 0.331
Family status (n, (%))
Married, living together 1108 (44.3) 699 (45.3) 409 (42.6) Χ2(5) = 8.14, p = 0.149
Married, living apart 55 (2.2) 41 (2.7) 14 (1.5)
Single 734 (29.3) 440 (28.5) 294 (30.6)
Divorced 375 (15.0) 217 (14.1) 158 (16.4)
Widowed 226 (9.0) 142 (9.2) 84 (8.7)
Not stated 5 (0.2) 3 (0.2) 2 (0.2)
Persons in household
1 862 (34.4) 544 (35.3) 318 (33.1) Χ2(4) = 3.20, p = 0.525
2 986 (39.4) 600 (38.9) 386 (40.2)
3 371 (14.8) 217 (14.1) 154 (16.0)
4 218 (8.7) 138 (8.9) 80 (8.3)
≥5 66 (2.6) 43 (2.8) 23 (2.4)
Children in the household
0 2065 (82.5) 1268 (82.2) 797 (82.9) Χ2(4) = 4.18, p = 0.242
1 284 (11.3) 168 (10.9) 116 (12.1)
2 127 (5.1) 87 (5.6) 40 (4.2)
≥3 27 (1.1) 19 (1.2) 8 (0.8)
Equalized disposable income 1839.38 (726.08) 1831.38 (737.64) 1852.21 (737.64) t(2471) = 1.76
p = 0.488
BSI Total Score 4.51 (7.40) 5.00 (7.93) 3.73 (6.39) t(2473) = 4.18
p < 0.001
PFB Total Score 19.65 (4.67) 19.27 (4.84) 20.27 (4.31) t(1546) = 4.18
p < 0.001

Values are means (standard deviations) or n (%), as appropriate.