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Table 1 Socio-demographic differences between women and men who answered both interviews, at the end of the lockdown in June 2020 and nine months later in February-March 2021. Unweighted frequencies and weighted percentages

From: Social inequalities in mental and physical health derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain beyond SARS-CoV-2 infection

 

Women

Men

Weighted

p-value

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC

   

Age group

  

0.087

18–34 years

194 (21.17%)

171 (23.09%)

 

35–54 years

492 (36.99%)

377 (39.59%)

 

55–64 years

249 (15.82%)

181 (16.08%)

 

65 years and over

175 (26.02%)

161 (21.24%)

 

Education level

  

0.005*

Secondary education or lower

262 (25.15%)

171 (19.26%)

 

Baccalaureate to undergraduate

364 (31.60%)

315 (35.49%)

 

University degree or higher

483 (43.25%)

403 (45.25%)

 

Missings

1 (0.09%)

1 (0.11%)

 

Country of birth

  

0.166

Spain

969 (87.79%)

799 (89.75%)

 

Abroad

141 (12.21%)

91 (10.25%)

 

Country of birth if born abroad

  

0.443

Low income countries

24 (18.34%)

12 (12.85%)

 

Middle income countries

91 (62.67%)

58 (63.48%)

 

High income countries

25 (18.99%)

21 (23.66%)

 

Missings

1 (0.09%)

0 (0%)

 

Monthly income

  

< 0.001*

< 1050 €

271 (27.80%)

121 (14.33%)

 

1050 to < 2700 €

550 (54.49%)

479 (57.57%)

 

≥ 2700 €

188 (17.71%)

245 (28.09%)

 

Missings

101 (9.01%)

45 (5.06%)

 

NUMBER OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

  

0.113

0

669 (59.04%)

539 (60.78%)

 

1

302 (27.71%)

261 (29.23%)

 

2

109 (10.51%)

65 (7.43%)

 

3 or more

29 (2.73%)

24 (2.56%)

 

Missings

1 (0.09%)

1 (0.11%)

 

COVID AND LOCKDOWN

   

COVID-19: Personal infection

  

0.192

Negative

1074 (97.24%)

865 (97.45%)

 

Positive or COVID diagnosis, non-severe

32 (2.76%)

21 (2.28%)

 

Hospitalized

0 (0%)

3 (0.27%)

 

Missings

4 (0.36%)

1 (0.11%)

 

COVID-19: Having a beloved one infected

  

0.098

No

591 (54.71%)

436 (49.98%)

 

Yes, but not inner circle

470 (41.69%)

409 (46.44%)

 

Yes, inner circle

40 (3.60%)

33 (3.58%)

 

Missings

9 (0.81%)

12 (1.35%)

 

Living with a partner

  

0.045*

No

387 (37.94%)

285 (33.65%)

 

Yes

723 (62.06%)

605 (66.35%)

 

Having children in care

  

0.915

No

718 (69.22%)

601 (69.44%)

 

Yes

392 (30.78%)

289 (30.56%)

 

Having elderly people or people with a disability in care

  

0.130

No

934 (83.58%)

771 (86.01%)

 

Yes

176 (16.42%)

119 (13.99%)

 

Number of bedrooms

  

0.583

0 to 3 bedrooms

732 (65.35%)

592 (66.51%)

 

More than 3 bedrooms

374 (34.65%)

296 (33.49%)

 

Missings

4 (0.36%)

2 (0.22%)

 

Access to balcony or private garden

  

0.100

No

296 (26.62%)

271 (29.94%)

 

Yes

813 (73.38%)

618 (70.06%)

 

Missings

1 (0.09%)

1 (0.11%)

 

Working status

  

< 0.001*

Working

506 (39.93%)

501 (54.35%)

 

Working but sick leave

39 (3.22%)

15 (1.54%)

 

Unemployed

213 (17.59%)

124 (14.03%)

 

Homemaker

95 (8.67%)

4 (0.39%)

 

Student

41 (4.47%)

32 (4.35%)

 

Disabled

31 (2.52%)

23 (2.25%)

 

Retired

171 (22.70%)

186 (23.00%)

 

Other

10 (0.90%)

1 (0.08%)

 

Missings

4 (0.36%)

4 (0.45%)

 

Working conditions (only for workers)

N = 506

 N = 501

 

Frequency of working outside home

  

0.003*

Never

240 (47.92%)

192 (38.78%)

 

Rarely

50 (9.92%)

69 (13.48%)

 

Sometimes

34 (6.38%)

42 (8.33%)

 

Frequently

11 (2.01%)

22 (4.18%)

 

Usually

26 (4.92%)

42 (8.74%)

 

Always

144 (28.84%)

133 (26.50%)

 

Missings

1 (0.20%)

1 (0.20%)

 

Job considered as essential

  

0.602

Yes

269 (53.77%)

259 (52.09%)

 

No

226 (46.23%)

232 (47.91%)

 

Missings

11 (2.17%)

10 (2.00%)

 

Frequency of feeling unprotected against SARS-CoV-2 at work

  

< 0.001*

Never

270 (52.70%)

289 (57.07%)

 

Rarely

59 (11.90%)

75 (15.13%)

 

Sometimes

67 (12.55%)

74 (14.95%)

 

Usually

28 (6.13%)

25 (5.27%)

 

Always

79 (16.41%)

32 (6.62%)

 

Doesn’t know

2 (0.32%)

5 (0.96%)

 

Missings

1 (0.20%)

1 (0.20%)

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