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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants (N = 488)

From: Impacting factors and sources of perceived stress by home-quarantined residents in Shanghai during COVID-19 epidemic

Characteristics

n

%

Gender

 Male

192

39.34

 Female

296

60.66

Age

 ≤29

221

45.29

 30-49

187

38.32

 ≥50

80

16.39

Employment status

 Unemployment

184

37.71

 Employment

263

53.89

 Retired

41

8.40

Education level

 High school or below

83

17.01

 Undergraduate

211

43.24

 Postgraduate

194

39.75

Occupation

 Engineer or technique

52

10.66

 Business or IT

98

20.08

 Medicine or education

209

42.83

 Administer

26

5.33

 Agriculture or forestry

103

21.10

Income/month (RMB)

 ≤1,999

157

32.17

 2,000-4,999

84

17.21

 5,000-9,999

103

21.11

 ≥10,000

144

29.51

Marital status

 Married

244

50.00

 Single

244

50.00

Location of residence

 High risk area

243

49.80

 Medium risk area

142

29.10

 Low risk area

103

21.11

Nucleic acid test

 Positive

14

2.87

 Negative

474

97.13

Knowledge about COVID-19

 No or little

274

56.14

 Some

172

35.25

 Very knowledgeable

42

8.61

Vaccinated

 Yes

459

95.43

 Not yet

29

4.57

Quarantined for (days)

 ≤9

20

4.10

 10-19

49

10.04

 20-29

201

41.19

 ≥30

218

44.67