Satisfaction with life among university students from nine countries: Cross-national study during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

Rogowska, Aleksandra M.; Ochnik, Dominika; Kuśnierz, Cezary; Jakubiak, Monika; Schütz, Astrid; Held, Marco J.; Arzenšek, Ana; Benatov, Joy; Berger, Rony; Korchagina, Elena V.; Pavlova, Iuliia; Blažková, Ivana; Konečná, Zdeňka; Aslan, Imran; Çınar, Orhan; Cuero-Acosta, Yonni Angel

doi:10.1186/s12889-021-12288-1

Table 1 Demographics of the university students from the nine countries

From: Satisfaction with life among university students from nine countries: Cross-national study during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

		Total (N = 2349)		Slovenia (n = 209)		Czechia (n = 310)		Germany (n = 270)		Poland (n = 301)		Ukraine (n = 310)		Russia (n = 285)		Turkey (n = 310)		Israel (n = 199)		Colombia (n = 153)
Variable		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender	Men	710	30.23	31	14.83	104	33.55	75	27.78	80	26.58	93	30.00	92	32.28	133	42.90	50	25.13	52	33.55
Gender	Women	1627	69.26	178	85.17	204	65.81	193	71.48	221	73.42	217	70.00	191	67.02	173	55.81	149	74.87	101	65.16
Place of Residence	Village/Town	1284	54.66	150	71.77	224	72.26	230	85.19	235	78.07	226	72.90	88	30.88	93	30.00	38	19.10	155	100.00
Place of Residence	City	1065	45.34	59	28.23	86	27.74	40	14.81	66	21.93	84	27.10	197	69.12	217	70.00	161	80.90	0	0.00
Level of Study	Bachelor	1843	78.46	143	68.42	226	72.90	137	50.74	171	56.81	291	93.87	245	85.96	283	91.29	196	98.49	151	97.42
Level of Study	Master	506	21.54	66	31.58	84	27.10	133	49.26	130	43.19	19	6.13	40	14.04	27	8.71	3	1.51	4	2.58
Physical Activity	Sufficient	894	38.06	129	61.72	103	33.23	139	51.48	106	35.22	140	45.16	94	32.98	45	14.52	75	37.69	63	40.65
Physical Activity	Insufficient	1453	61.86	80	38.28	207	66.77	129	47.78	195	64.78	170	54.84	191	67.02	265	85.48	124	62.31	92	59.35
Exposure to COVID-19	Lower	735	31.29	77	36.84	181	58.39	101	37.41	89	29.57	63	20.32	75	26.32	60	19.35	64	32.16	25	16.13
Exposure to COVID-19	Higher	1613	68.67	132	63.16	129	41.61	169	62.59	211	70.10	247	79.68	210	73.68	250	80.65	135	67.84	130	83.87
PNIC: Total	Lower	1068	45.47	124	59.33	182	58.71	163	60.37	78	25.91	146	47.10	152	53.33	74	23.87	115	57.79	34	21.94
PNIC: Total	Higher	1281	54.53	85	40.67	128	41.29	107	39.63	223	74.09	164	52.90	133	46.67	236	76.13	84	42.21	121	78.06
PNIC: Qualifications	Lower	988	42.06	103	49.28	166	53.55	139	51.48	73	24.25	123	39.68	130	45.61	106	34.19	96	48.24	52	33.55
PNIC: Qualifications	Higher	1361	57.94	106	50.72	144	46.45	131	48.52	228	75.75	187	60.32	155	54.39	204	65.81	103	51.76	103	66.45
PNIC: Economic Status	Lower	955	40.66	98	46.89	145	46.77	167	61.85	85	28.24	122	39.35	98	34.39	116	37.42	79	39.70	45	29.03
PNIC: Economic Status	Higher	1394	59.34	111	53.11	165	53.23	103	38.15	216	71.76	188	60.65	187	65.61	194	62.58	120	60.30	110	70.97
PNIC: Relationships	Lower	981	41.76	118	56.46	171	55.16	125	46.30	91	30.23	150	48.39	159	55.79	40	12.90	100	50.25	27	17.42
PNIC: Relationships	Higher	1368	58.24	91	43.54	139	44.84	145	53.70	210	69.77	160	51.61	126	44.21	270	87.10	99	49.75	128	82.58
GSRH-1	Better	2120	90.25	190	90.91	295	95.16	228	84.44	279	92.69	299	96.45	234	82.11	264	85.16	190	95.48	141	90.97
GSRH-1	Worst	229	9.75	19	9.09	15	4.84	42	15.56	22	7.31	11	3.55	51	17.89	46	14.84	9	4.52	14	9.03
GSRH-2 Comparative	Better	2030	86.42	181	86.60	278	89.68	213	78.89	260	86.38	297	95.81	220	77.19	269	86.77	178	89.45	134	86.45
GSRH-2 Comparative	Worst	319	13.58	28	13.40	32	10.32	57	21.11	41	13.62	13	4.19	65	22.81	41	13.23	21	10.55	21	13.55
Life Satisfaction	Lower	927	39.46	76	36.36	84	27.10	52	19.26	150	49.83	124	40.00	123	43.16	223	71.94	67	33.67	28	18.06
Life Satisfaction	Higher	1422	60.54	133	63.64	226	72.90	218	80.74	151	50.17	186	60.00	162	56.84	87	28.06	132	66.33	127	81.94

Note. PNIC = Perceived Negative Impact of Coronavirus on students' well-being; GSRH = General Self-Rated Health.

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