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Table 2 COVID-19 related variables on all three measurements (N = 317)

From: Alcohol use during COVID-19 pandemic on the long run: findings from a longitudinal study in Germany

Variable

T1

T2

T3

All

All

All

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

COVID related changes occupation

                  

 Working from home

143

45.1

31

40.8

112

46.5

137

43.2

31

40.8

106

44

117

36.9

28

36.8

89

36.9

 Short-time work

15

4.7

3

3.9

12

5.0

18

5.7

4

5.3

14

5.8

7

2.2

2

2.6

5

2.1

 Job loss

4

1.3

1

1.3

3

1.2

5

1.6

1

1.3

4

1.7

9

2.8

4

5.3

5

2.1

 Loss of freelance work

45

14.2

14

12.9

31

12.9

45

14.2

17*

22.4*

28*

11.6*

28

8.8

9

11.8

19

7.9

COVID related changes care activities

                  

 Children < 12

49

15.5

9

11.8

40

16.8

45

15.5

10

13.2

39

16.2

14

4.4

2

2.6

12

5.0

 Elderly persons

73

23

18

23.7

55

22.8

62

19.6

13

17.1

49

20.3

56

17.7

13

17.1

43

17.8

 

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

COVID concerns

5.49

2.44

4.87

2.41

5.69

2.43

4.61

2.35

4.45

2.46

4.66

2.33

5.63

2.22

5.30

2.26

5.73

2.20

COVID stress

5.28

2.75

4.55

2.81

5.51

2.70

5.16

2.57

4.71

2.60

5.31

2.55

5.79

2.46

5.16

2.46

6.00

2.43

Worries own health

3.56

2.6

3.28

2.34

3.65

2.67

3.15

2.40

2.89

2.32

3.23

2.42

4.48

2.55

4.09

2.44

4.61

2.58

Worries health others

6.9

2.32

6.29

2.47

7.10

2.24

6.14

2.47

5.54

2.53

6.33

2.42

6.87

2.28

6.30

2.36

7.05

2.23

Worries finances

2.75

2.85

2.21

2.47

2.91

2.94

2.3

2.56

2.08

2.51

2.37

2.58

2.28

2.63

2.01

2.59

2.37

2.65

  1. *Chi2-Test showed significant differences (Χ2 = 5.482, p = .019, df 1). All other measures did not differ significantly between men and women