Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants
From: A look behind the scenes: COVID-19 impact on depression and perceived stress of UAE population
Variables | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age | 30.9 ± 9.7 |
Variables | N (%) |
Age categories | |
18–20 | 27 (12.9%) |
21–40 | 152 (72.7%) |
41–60 | 28 (13.4%) |
>60 | 1 (0.5%) |
Gender | |
Male | 51 (24.4%) |
Female | 158 (75.6%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 100 (47.8%) |
Married | 104 (49.8%) |
Divorced | 5 (2.4%) |
Employment | |
Governmental | 63 (30.1%) |
Private | 104 (49.8%) |
Self-employed | 14 (6.7%) |
Unemployed | 26 (12.4%) |
Educational level | |
Less than high school | 9 (4.3%) |
High school | 31 (14.8%) |
Bachelor | 120 (57.4%) |
Master of Science | 37 (17.7%) |
Ph.D. | 12 (5.7%) |
School attendance | |
Not a student | 145 (69.4%) |
High school | 15 (7.2%) |
Undergraduate | 35 (16.7%) |
Graduate | 14 (6.7%) |
Occupation | |
Medical | 102 (48.8%) |
Non-medical | 103 (49.3%) |
Contact with COVID-19 patients | |
Yes | 36 (17.2%) |
No | 151 (72.2%) |
Not sure | 22 (10.5%) |
Curfew type | |
Complete | 75 (35.9%) |
Partial | 133 (63.6%) |
None | 1 (0.5%) |
Duration of curfew | |
< 1 week | 4 (1.9%) |
2–3 weeks | 12 (5.7%) |
4–8 weeks | 49 (23.4%) |
>8 weeks | 143 (68.4%) |
Monthly income negatively affected | |
Yes | 72 (34.4%) |
No | 108 (51.7%) |
Not sure | 28 (13.4%) |
Worked from home | |
Yes | 130 (62.2%) |
No | 79 (37.8%) |
Work performance | |
Negative | 119 (56.9%) |
Positive | 16 (7.7%) |
No effect | 73 (34.9%) |