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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents (N = 390)

From: Impacts of COVID-19 and partial lockdown on family functioning, intergenerational communication and associated psychosocial factors among young adults in Singapore

Characteristics

N(%) / Mean ± SD

Gender

 ➢ Male

115 (29.5%)

 ➢ Female

274 (70.3%)

Age (years)

21.4 ± 1.9

Ethnicity

 ➢ Chinese

355 (91.0%)

 ➢ Malay

9 (2.3%)

 ➢ Indian

19 (4.9%)

 ➢ Eurasian

1 (0.3%)

 ➢ Others

6 (1.5%)

Year of Study

 ➢ 1

101 (25.9%)

 ➢ 2

114 (29.2%)

 ➢ 3

87 (22.3%)

 ➢ 4

78 (20.0%)

 ➢ 5 or above

10 (2.6%)

Faculty

 ➢ Art and Social Sciences

117 (30.0%)

 ➢ Business

86 (22.1%)

 ➢ Computing

21 (5.4%)

 ➢ Design and Environment

20 (5.1%)

 ➢ Engineering

49 (12.6%)

 ➢ Medicine

21 (5.4%)

 ➢ Sciences

70 (17.9%)

 ➢ Others (Dentistry, Integrative Science and Engineering, and Law)

6 (1.6%)

Stay in Hostel during the Circuit Breaker

 ➢ Yes

23 (5.9%)

 ➢ No

367 (91.4%)

Number of People Staying with during the Circuit Breaker

 0

14 (3.6%)

 1

12 (3.1%)

 2

64 (16.4%)

 3

147 (37.7%)

 4

94 (24.1%)

 5 or above

59 (15.1%)

Living with

 ➢ Parents only

62 (16.4%)

 ➢ Grandparents only

4 (1.1%)

 ➢ Parents and Grandparents only

10 (2.6%)

 ➢ Parents and Siblings only

218 (57.5%)

 ➢ Grandparents and Siblings only

2 (0.5%)

 ➢ Parents, Grandparents and Siblings only

26 (6.9%)

 ➢ Parents, Siblings and Others

26 (6.9%)

 ➢ Parents, Grandparents, Siblings and Others

10 (2.6%)

 ➢ Parents and Grandparents and Others

1 (0.3%)

 ➢ Others

31 (7.9%)

Average Time Spent with Family before Circuit Breaker (Hours)

5.6 ± 4.5

Average Time Spent with Family during Circuit Breaker (Hours)

12.7 ± 7.7

Difference of Time Spent with Family during & before Circuit Breaker (Hours)

7.1 ± 6.3