Table 1 Sample demographics (n = 1029)
Variable | n | % | Mean | SD | Range | General population dataa | χ 2 for difference between sample and population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||||
Women | 671 | 65.2 | 54.5 | 3.14 (p = .08) | |||
Men | 340 | 33.0 | 45.5 | 3.14 (p = .08) | |||
Other/prefer not to say | 18 | 1.8 | |||||
Ageb | 45.55 | 14.23 | 18–87 | ||||
18–24 | 57 | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.09 (p = .30) | |||
25–34 | 228 | 22.2 | 16.1 | 1.17 (p = .28) | |||
35–44 | 227 | 22.1 | 17.8 | 0.50 (p = .48) | |||
45–54 | 196 | 19.0 | 21.1 | 0.13 (p = .72) | |||
55–64 | 217 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 0.13 (p = .72) | |||
65–74 | 93 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 0.00 (p = 1.00) | |||
75> | 11 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 3.70 (p = .10) | |||
Ethnicity | |||||||
White | 931 | 90.5 | 87.1 | 0.82 (p = .37) | |||
Black, Asian and minority ethnic | 36 | 3.5 | 12.9 | 5.21 (p < .05) | |||
Prefer not to say | 62 | 6.0 | |||||
Social grade | |||||||
Non-manual worker | 645 | 62.7 | – | – | |||
Manual / unemployed | 384 | 37.3 | – | – | |||
Suicidal ideation (Ever) | 773 | 75.1 | 20.6 | 58.41 (p < .001) | |||
Past week | 80 | 10.3 | – | – | |||
Past year | 247 | 32.0 | 5.4 | 24.18 (p < .001) | |||
Longer ago | 438 | 56.7 | – | – | |||
Would rather not say / Did not answer | 8 | 1.0 | – | – | |||
Suicidal attempt (Ever) | 414 | 40.2 | 6.7 | 30.29 (p < .001) | |||
Past week | 4 | 1.0 | – | – | |||
Past year | 39 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 6.74 (p < .05) | |||
Longer ago | 366 | 88.4 | – | – | |||
Would rather not say / Did not answer | 5 | 1.2 | – | – | |||
Non-suicidal self-harm (Ever) | 765 | 74.3 | 7.3 | 93.14 (p < .001) | |||
Past week | 55 | 7.2 | – | – | |||
Past year | 150 | 19.6 | – | – | |||
Longer ago | 551 | 72.1 | – | – | |||
Would rather not say / Did not answer | 8 | 1.0 | – | – | |||
Exposure to suicide and death | |||||||
Exposure to death (immediate family) | 529 | 51.4 | – | – | |||
Exposure to death (close friend or relative) | 779 | 75.7 | – | – | |||
Exposure to death by suicide (family or close friend) | 304 | 29.5 | – | – | |||
Suicidal attempt (in the family) | 369 | 35.9 | – | – | |||
Suicidal attempt (by close friends) | 376 | 36.5 | – | – | |||
NSSH (in the family) | 344 | 33.4 | – | – | |||
NSSH (by close friends) | 437 | 42.5 | – | – | |||
Lifetime history of COVID-19 (self-reported) | |||||||
Definitely not had COVID-19 and had it confirmed with a test | 59 | 5.7 | – | – | |||
Definitely think I didn’t have COVID-19 but not confirmed with a test | 649 | 63.1 | – | – | |||
Might have had COVID-19 | 227 | 22.1 | – | – | |||
Definitely think I had COVID-19 but not confirmed with a test | 86 | 8.4 | – | – | |||
Definitely had COVID-19 and had it confirmed with a test | 8 | 0.8 | – | – | |||
Fear of COVID-19 scale | 17.20 | 6.38 | 7–35 | – | – | ||
Fear of COVID-19 (emotional reaction sub-scale) | 11.51 | 4.18 | 4–20 | – | – | ||
Fear of COVID-19 (symptomatic reaction sub-scale) | 5.69 | 2.70 | 3–15 | – | – | ||