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Table 1 Demographic information of the final sample (N = 221)

From: Mothers’ and fathers’ stress and severity of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: actor-partner effects with parental negative emotions as a moderator

Variable

M (SD)/%

Families involving married couples

97.74%

Percentage of fathers in the sample

97.74%

Percentage of mothers in the sample

100.00%

Mothers’ age (in years, at baseline)

36.45 (4.35)

Fathers’ age (in years, at baseline)

39.66 (6.18)

Child age (in years, at baseline)

3.87 (.30)

Household income per month

 1. < HK$10,000 (< US$1282)

1.86%

 2. HK$10,001–15,000 (US$1282–1923)

6.51%

 3. HK$15,001–20,000 (US$1923–2564)

11.63%

 4. HK$20,001–50,000 (US$2564–6410)

44.64%

 5. HK$50,001–80,000 (US$6410–10,256)

15.81%

 6. HK$80,001–100,000 (US$10,256–12,820)

4.65%

 7. > HK$100,000 (> US$12,820)

14.88%

Employed full-time

 Mothers

47.69%

 Fathers

92.56%

Families which had domestic helpers

39.52%