Characteristics of the sample at baseline
| Unweighted | Weighted | |
| Proportion of sample | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 14% | 18% |
| 30–59 | 53% | 49% |
| 60+ | 33% | 33% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 16% | 41% |
| Female | 84% | 59% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 87% | 81% |
| Black/African American | 3% | 8% |
| Asian/Asian American | 2% | 5% |
| Mixed Race | 3% | 3% |
| Other | 5% | 3% |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 3% | 14% |
| Some college | 17% | 35% |
| Undergraduate | 32% | 31% |
| Postgraduate/professional | 49% | 20% |
| Marital status | ||
| Single, never married | 20% | 26% |
| Single, divorced or widowed | 16% | 16% |
| In a relationship/married, living apart | 6% | 6% |
| In a relationship/married, cohabiting | 58% | 52% |
| Employment status | ||
| Unemployed | 34% | 46% |
| Employed | 66% | 54% |
| Household income | ||
| <US$75 000 | 45% | 54% |
| ≥US$75 000 | 55% | 46% |
| Urbanicity | ||
| City | 52% | 51% |
| Town | 37% | 35% |
| Rural | 11% | 14% |
| Keyworker | 23% | 22% |
| Mental health problem | 37% | 38% |
| Physical health problem or disability | 37% | 40% |
| Had COVID-19 (diagnosed or suspected) | 8% | 8% |
| Mean (SD) | ||
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) | 7.60 (5.79) | 8.00 (6.27) |
| Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7) | 5.96 (5.22) | 5.93 (5.42) |
| Life satisfaction | 5.71 (2.30) | 5.52 (2.49) |
Note. Mental health problem includes clinically diagnosed anxiety, clinically diagnosed depression, or other clinically diagnosed mental health problem. Physical health problem or disability includes diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, another clinically diagnosed chronic physical health condition, a disability that affects ability to leave the house, or another disability.
GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9.