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Table 1 Characteristics of the survey cohort

From: Impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and relevant vulnerabilities on capability well-being, mental health and social support: an Austrian survey study

 

Covid-19 Study

n = 560

Austrian population

n

%

%

Gender

 Female

416

74%

51%

 Male

143

26%

49%

 Diverse

1

0%

 

 Missing

0

0%

 

Age

 18–29

97

17%

18%

 30–49

319

57%

34%

 50–64

124

22%

26%

 65–79

13

2%

23%

 Missing

7

1%

 

Federal state

 Burgenland

12

2%

3%

 Carinthia

41

7%

6%

 Lower Austria

109

20%

19%

 Upper Austria

66

12%

17%

 Salzburg

25

5%

6%

 Styria

63

11%

14%

 Tyrol

24

4%

9%

 Vorarlberg

5

1%

4%

 Vienna

215

38%

21%

 Missing

0

0%

 

Migration background

 EU-Members before 2004/EWR/Switzerland

33

6%

3%

 EU-Members joined 2004 and after

14

3%

5%

 Former Yugoslavia (not-EU), Turkey

7

1%

3%

 Other countries

12

2%

5%

 Austrian roots

489

87%

84%

 Missing

5

1%

 

Education

 Primary education

13

2%

26%

 Vocational school for apprentices

68

12%

32%

 Intermediate technical and vocational school

45

8%

14%

 General secondary education and vocational colleges

132

24%

15%

 Higher education

302

54%

13%

 Missing

0

0%

 

Employment status

 Housekeeping

28

5%

2%

 Student

37

7%

4%

 Employed

410

73%

64%

 Self-employed

37

7%

9%

 Unemployed

16

3%

2%

 Retired

25

4%

19%

 Missing

7

1%

 

Family status

 Single

204

36%

 

 Married or registered partnership, living together

266

48%

 

 Married or registered partnership, living separately

20

4%

 Widowed

6

1%

 

 Divorced

46

8%

 

 Missing

18

3%

 

Children

 Yes

311

56%

 

 No

245

44%

 

 Missing

4

1%

 

Categorised as ‘at risk’ groupa

 Yes

72

13%

 

 No

486

87%

 

 Missing

2

0%

 

Received mental health treatment before the pandemic

 Yes

97

17%

 

 No

456

81%

 

 Missing

7

1%

 

Received mental health treatment during the pandemic lockdown

 Yes

34

6%

 

 No

518

93%

 

 Missing

7

1%

 

Direct Covid-19 experience

39

7%

 

 Tested positive for Covid-19

7

1%

 

 Experienced symptoms of Covid-19, not tested

32

6%

 

 Missing

0

0%

 

Indirect Covid-19 experienceb

110

20%

 

 Close friend tested positive for Covid-19

46

9%

 

 Family member tested positive for Covid-19

32

6%

 

 Knew someone who died of Covid-19

44

8%

 

 Missing

0

0%

 

Employment status affected by Covid-19

84

15%

 

 Fired from job

15

3%

 

 Short-time working

69

12%

 

 Missing

6

1%

 

Critical worker

 Yes

214

38%

 

 No

330

59%

 

 Missing

16

3%

 

OxCAP-MH score (mean, SD)

74.10

12.30

 

 Missing

0

0%

 

HADS-D (mean, SD)

4.72

4.09

 

 HADS depression score normal (0–7)

436

78%

 

 HADS depression score borderline (8–10)

62

11%

 

 HADS depression score abnormal (11–21)

61

11%

 

 Missing

1

0%

 

HADS-A (mean, SD)

6.26

4.19

 

 HADS anxiety score normal (0–7)

362

65%

 

 HADS anxiety score borderline (8–10)

108

19%

 

 HADS anxiety score abnormal (11–21)

89

16%

 

 Missing

1

0%

 

MSPSS score (mean, SD)

5.64

1.23

 

 MSPSS high support (5.1–7)

416

74%

 

 MSPSS moderate support (3–5)

112

20%

 

 MSPSS low support (0–2.99)

22

4%

 

 Missing

10

2%

 

WHO-5 score (mean, SD)

15.10

4.80

 

 Missing

10

2%

 
  1. a Participants were categorised as ‘at risk’ group if they were aged 65 or more, and/or they self-reported at least one of the listed diseases: heart/cardiovascular disease, stroke/cerebrovascular disease, lung disease (e.g. asthma, cystic fibrosis, COPD), liver disease (e.g. hepatitis), cancer;
  2. b Respondents included in “direct Covid-19 experience” variable were excluded from this group
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