TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sample
| Variable | n | % | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex assigned at birth | 628 | 52.1 | ||
| Age (years) | 39.36 | 14.09 | ||
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | 113 | 9.4 | ||
| Race | ||||
| White | 909 | 75.4 | ||
| Asian | 107 | 8.9 | ||
| Black or African American | 95 | 7.9 | ||
| Multiracial | 58 | 4.8 | ||
| Other or not reported | 27 | 2.2 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 8 | 0.2 | ||
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Previous week income (USD) | ||||
| < $250 | 509 | 42.2 | ||
| $250–$499 | 195 | 16.2 | ||
| $500–$999 | 224 | 18.6 | ||
| $1,000–$1,499 | 147 | 12.2 | ||
| $1,500–$2,999 | 101 | 8.4 | ||
| ≥ $3,000 | 30 | 2.5 | ||
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than high school | 10 | 0.8 | ||
| High school/trade school | 134 | 10.3 | ||
| Some college | 313 | 26.0 | ||
| Associate's degree | 133 | 11.9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 387 | 32.1 | ||
| Some graduate school | 45 | 3.7 | ||
| Master's degree | 146 | 12.1 | ||
| Doctoral/professional degree | 37 | 3.1 | ||
| Trauma exposure b | ||||
| Transportation accident | 687 | 47.9 | ||
| Natural disaster | 620 | 51.4 | ||
| Other very stressful event or experience | 569 | 47.2 | ||
| Other unwanted/ uncomfortable sexual experience | 460 | 38.1 | ||
| Physical assault | 408 | 33.8 | ||
| Sexual assault | 228 | 18.9 | ||
| Other serious accident | 213 | 17.7 | ||
| Life‐threatening illness or injury | 176 | 14.6 | ||
| Fire/explosion | 152 | 12.6 | ||
| Assault with a weapon | 115 | 9.5 | ||
| Toxic substance exposure | 84 | 7.0 | ||
| Severe human suffering | 63 | 5.2 | ||
| Captivity | 31 | 2.6 | ||
| Serious injury/harm/death you caused to other(s) | 25 | 2.1 | ||
| Combat or war zone exposure | 21 | 1.7 | ||
| Sudden accidental death of a loved one | 21 | 1.7 | ||
| Sudden violent death of a loved one | 12 | 1.0 | ||
| Cumulative trauma types experienced | 3.22 | 2.21 | ||
| Early pandemic impact, by domain c | ||||
| Work/employment | 1.39 | 1.41 | ||
| Home life | 1.22 | 1.65 | ||
| Social/isolation | 1.09 | 0.88 | ||
| Physical/mental health | 3.84 | 2.32 | ||
| Positive change | 0.94 | 0.87 | ||
| Infection‐related items | 0.23 | 0.74 |
Note: N = 1,206.
a
Range: 18–83 years.
b
Endorsed as “happened to me” on the Life Events Checklist.
c
Sum score comprised of endorsed items (“yes” for the respondent or someone in their household) on the Epidemic–Pandemic Impacts Inventory