Table 1 Participant characteristics
From: Mental health experiences with COVID-19 public health measures in an Alberta First Nations Community
Characteristic | n (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample (n = 106) | Male (n = 20) | Female (n = 86) | ||
Age, years | ||||
18–30 | 26 (24.5) | 4 (20.0) | 22 (25.6) | 0.3463 |
31–44 | 32 (30.2) | 4 (20.0) | 28 (32.6) | |
45–59 | 35 (33.0) | 10 (50.0) | 25 (29.1) | |
60 or older | 13 (12.3) | 2 (10.0) | 11 (12.8) | |
missing (n) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 38 (35.8) | 6 (30.0) | 32 (37.2) | 0.5048 |
Married/common law | 56 (52.8) | 13 (65.0) | 43 (50.0) | |
Divorced | 6 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (7.0) | |
Widowed | 6 (5.7) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (5.8) | |
missing (n) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Education | ||||
No formal education | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.1547 |
Completed grade school (grades 1–9) | 6 (5.8) | 3 (15.8) | 3 (3.5) | |
Completed high school | 36 (34.6) | 6 (31.6) | 30 (35.3) | |
Completed Trades Certificate, College, or University | 57 (54.8) | 10 (52.6) | 47 (55.3) | |
Completed Graduate education (MS or PhD) | 5 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
missing (n) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Employment status immediately before COVID-19 | ||||
Full-time | 45 (43.3) | 9 (45.0) | 36 (42.9) | 0.0830 |
Part-time | 6 (5.8) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (6.0) | |
Self-employed | 11 (10.6) | 6 (30.0) | 5 (6.0) | |
Self-reliant or sufficient/living off the land | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Homemaker | 8 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (9.5) | |
Not in labor force – disabled | 4 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.8) | |
Retired | 5 (4.8) | 1 (5.0) | 4 (4.8) | |
Unemployed | 16 (15.4) | 2 (10.0) | 14 (16.7) | |
Other | 9 (8.7) | 1 (5.0) | 8 (9.5) | |
missing (n) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Annual household income | ||||
Less than $20,999 | 23 (22.1) | 3 (15.0) | 20 (23.8) | 0.2838 |
$21,000-$34,999 | 23 (22.1) | 5 (25.0) | 18 (21.4) | |
$35,000-$59,999 | 24 (23.1) | 2 (10.0) | 22 (26.2) | |
> $60,000 | 22 (21.2) | 7 (35.0) | 15 (17.9) | |
Don’t know | 7 (6.7) | 1 (5.0) | 6 (7.1) | |
Prefer not to answer | 5 (4.8) | 2 (10.0) | 3 (3.6) | |
missing (n) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Living arrangement immediately before COVID-19 | ||||
Own house or condominium | 52 (50.5) | 12 (63.2) | 40 (47.6) | 0.6363 |
Renting, rooming house | 36 (35.0) | 5 (26.3) | 31 (36.9) | |
Staying with family or friends/Couch surfing | 11 (10.7) | 1 (5.3) | 10 (11.9) | |
Shelter | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
Without a place to stay/homeless | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Prefer not to answer | 3 (2.9) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (2.4) | |
missing (n) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Number of people living in the household | ||||
1–2 | 26 (26.3) | 5 (27.8) | 21 (25.9) | 0.6398 |
3–5 | 49 (49.5) | 9 (50.0) | 40 (49.4) | |
6–8 | 22 (22.2) | 3 (16.7) | 19 (23.5) | |
9 or more | 2 (2.0) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (1.2) | |
Number of existing chronic conditions | ||||
0 | 48 (45.3) | 9 (45.0) | 39 (45.4) | 0.9739 |
1 | 28 (26.4) | 5 (25.0) | 23 (26.7) | |
2 or more | 22 (20.8) | 4 (20.0) | 18 (20.9) | |
missing (n) | 8 | 2 | 6 | |