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Table 2 Associations between sociodemographic factors, changes in routines, and positive/negative impact on work/private life

From: Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work and private life, mental well-being and self-rated health in German and Swiss employees: a cross-sectional online survey

 

Work life worsened

Work life improved

Private life worsened

Private life improved

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Gender

 Female (Ref.)

        

 Male

0.91

0.78–1.07

0.93

0.78–1.09

1.05

0.90–1.22

0.86

0.73–1.02

Nationality

 Germany (Ref.)

        

 Switzerland

0.87

0.72–1.05

1.15

0.95–1.40

0.86

0.71–1.03

1.13

0.93–1.37

Age

 18–30 (Ref.)

        

 31–40

0.93

0.69–1.26

1.04

0.76–1.41

0.76

0.56–1.02

0.93

0.69–1.27

 41–50

1.08

0.80–1.45

0.96

0.71–1.30

0.77

0.57–1.03

0.88

0.65–1.20

 51–60

1.23

0.92–1.64

0.71*

0.52–0.95

0.76

0.57–1.00

0.80

0.59–1.07

 61–65

1.55*

1.09–2.2

0.51**

0.35–0.74

0.58**

0.41–0.82

0.77

0.53–1.10

Living situation

 Alone (Ref.)

        

 Fam./part./shared

0.89

0.74–1.07

1.08

0.9–1.31

0.41***

0.34–0.49

1.74***

1.44–2.11

Change to contract

 No change (Ref.)

        

 Short-timea

3.45***

2.66–4.47

0.68**

0.52–0.89

1.22

0.95–1.58

1.32*

1.01–1.72

 Short-time (0)b

9.72***

6.85–13.86

0.53***

0.37–0.77

1.06

0.78–1.45

1.57**

1.13–2.18

 Job loss

35.07***

14.89–90.03

0.40*

0.16–0.92

1.21

0.60–2.44

1.67

0.77–3.56

Home office

 None (Ref.)

        

 Experienced

1.18

0.98–1.41

2.59***

2.14–3.14

1.02

0.85–1.22

1.72***

1.43–2.08

 New

1.21

0.98–1.50

2.77***

2.22–3.45

1.07

0.87–1.32

1.41**

1.14–1.76

Working time

 Unchanged (Ref.)

        

 Decreased

2.95***

2.33–3.74

0.61***

0.48–0.78

0.90

0.72–1.14

0.89

0.70–1.13

 Increased

2.06***

1.55–2.73

1.32

0.99–1.75

1.13

0.86–1.49

1.08

0.81–1.44

Leisure time

 Unchanged (Ref.)

        

 Decreased

1.62***

1.29–2.03

0.96

0.75–1.21

2.62***

2.09–3.28

0.85

0.67–1.08

 Increased

1.27*

1.04–1.56

1.91***

1.54–2.38

1.30*

1.06–1.59

2.25***

1.82–2.79

Caring duties

 Unchanged (Ref.)

        

 Decreased

1.13

0.80–1.57

1.11

0.78–1.57

1.62**

1.19–2.22

1.35

0.96–1.89

 Increased

1.58***

1.27–1.97

0.96

0.77–1.21

1.39**

1.12–1.72

1.33*

1.07–1.67

  1. Note: N = 2118
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  3. aWork hours partly reduced
  4. bWork hours reduced to 0