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Table 2 Prevalence of population at risk of severe COVID-19, impaired mental well-being and, change in employment situation due to COVID-19, across all participants (N = 1022) and employed population (n = 765)

From: The effect of COVID-19 on mental well-being in Switzerland: a cross-sectional survey of the adult Swiss general population

 

N

Overall sample (n = 1022)

%

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Population at risk for severe COVID-19

 Smoking

173

17

15

19

 Someone in the household in the risk group for COVID-19

264

26

23

29

 Are you part of the risk group for COVID-19

260

26

23

28

 Are you OR is someone in your household in the risk group for COVID-19

391

38

35

41

 Someone In the household in self-quarantine

50

5

4

6

 Someone in the household in self-isolation

29

3

2

4

 Someone in the household in self-isolation OR in self-quarantine

59

6

5

7

 Did you have a COVID-19 test

54

5

4

7

COVID-19 positive test

6

1

0.2

1

Mental health

 COVID-19 pandemic impaired mental well-being

347

34

31

37

 Felt lonely

242

24

21

26

 Felt worried or anxious

298

29

26

32

 Felt down or depressed

284

28

25

31

 Had less interest or pleasure in doing things

293

29

26

32

 Sought advice from a psychologist or physician

(total n = 570) *

45

8

6

10

 Felt lonely OR felt worried or anxious OR felt down or depressed OR had less interest or pleasure in doing things

570

56

53

59

Employed population (n = 765)

 Had to stay away from work or stopped working due to COVID-19

479

47

43

50

 … because had to work at home

274

27

24

30

 … because of closed workplace due to COVID-19

140

14

11

16

 … because of other reasons

77

8

6

10

 … because had to care for children due to closed day-care centre/school

38

4

3

5

 …because of self-isolation due to symptoms

28

3

2

4

 … because of self-quarantine due to close contact with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case

16

2

1

3

 … because tested positive for COVID-19

4

0.4

0.1

1

  1. N Total number of participants, % Percentage, CI Confidence interval. The numbers are based on the weighted sample. Missing values were found in the variable “are you or is someone in your household in the risk group for COVID-19?” (n = 7), “smoking” (n = 2), “someone in the household in self-isolation” (n = 1) or “in self-quarantine” (n = 1), The question “Did you get advice from a psychologist or physician for your mental health problems?” was only posed to those participants who responded “yes” to any of the mental health symptoms. The values for this variable are therefore adapted to an n of 570 individuals instead of the total N of 1022