Table 1 Characteristics of the participants included in ACE analyses using data from multi-variate imputation. N = 2707
Variable | n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | Male | |||
1912 (70.6) | 795 (29.4) | ||||
Age (years) | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||
886 (32.7) | 1556 (57.5) | 265 (9.8) | |||
Ethnicity | White | Non-white | |||
2576 (95.2) | 131 (4.8) | ||||
ACE score | 0 | 1 | 2–3 | 4+ | |
504 (18.6) | 679 (25.1) | 980 (36.2) | 544 (20.1) | ||
ACEs | |||||
 Physical abuse | 622 (23.0) | ||||
 Sexual abuse | 163 (6.0) | ||||
 Emotional abuse | 659 (24.3) | ||||
 Emotional neglect | 529 (19.5) | ||||
 Bullying | 646 (23.9) | ||||
 Violence between parents | 604 (22.3) | ||||
 Parental substance abuse | 330 (12.2) | ||||
 Parental mental illness or suicide | 1183 (43.7) | ||||
 Parental criminal conviction | 280 (10.3) | ||||
 Parental separation | 780 (28.8) | ||||
Health-related behaviours | Decreased | Stayed the same | Increased | ||
 Number of homecooked meals | 104 (3.8) | 909 (33.6) | 1694 (62.6) | ||
 Number of meals | 280 (10.3) | 1942 (71.7) | 485 (17.9) | ||
 Number of snacks | 358 (13.2) | 1023 (37.8) | 1326 (49.0) | ||
 Exercise quantity | 1087 (40.2) | 520 (19.2) | 1100 (40.6) | ||
 Sleep quantity | 630 (23.3) | 1141 (42.1) | 936 (34.6) | ||
| Â | Decreased | Stayed the same | Increased | Non-drinker/non-smoker | |
 Alcohol quantity | 462 (17.1) | 828 (30.6) | 1047 (38.7) | 370 (13.7) | |
 Smoking/vaping quantity | 103 (3.8) | 287 (10.6) | 299 (11.0) | 2018 (74.5) | |
Financial/employment variables | |||||
Change in employment status | Employed no change | Employed reduced hours | Furlough/paid leave/unpaid leave | Stopped working during pandemic | Not working pre-pandemic |
1587 (58.6) | 261 (9.6) | 496 (18.3) | 165 (6.1) | 198 (7.3) | |
Financial situation since pandemic | Worse off | Stayed the same | Better off | ||
685 (25.3) | 1012 (37.4) | 1010 (37.3) | |||
Claimed benefits since pandemic | 336 (12.4) | ||||
Mortgage/rent deferral since pandemic | 181 (6.7) | ||||