Table 3 Mental well-being status explained by demographic, health, and employment variables

Age: 18–29 vs. 45–59

1.99

1.32

3.01

0.001

0.002

2.05

1.42

2.96

<  0.001

Age: 30–44 vs. 45–59

1.3

0.9

1.88

0.17

1.31

0.93

1.86

0.125

Age: 60–79 vs. 45–59

0.86

0.49

1.51

0.599

1.01

0.67

1.51

0.964

Household size: 2 vs 1 person

0.65

0.44

0.97

0.036

0.026

0.66

0.45

0.95

0.026

Household size: 3 or more vs 1 person

0.67

0.45

1

0.052

0.76

0.53

1.08

0.121

Residency: Urban vs. rural

1.62

1.13

2.32

0.008

0.008

1.66

1.19

2.33

0.003

Sex: men vs. Women

0.95

0.7

1.29

0.737

0.731

0.82

0.63

1.07

0.142

Language Region: Italian vs. German

0.49

0.22

1.08

0.079

0.19

0.58

0.27

1.25

0.167

Language Region: French vs. German

0.92

0.66

1.28

0.629

1.06

0.78

1.43

0.733

Health problems (One vs. none)

1.31

0.95

1.8

0.102

0.005

1.54

1.14

2.07

0.005

Health problems (several vs. none)

1.88

1.29

2.74

0.001

2.28

1.61

3.24

< 0.001

Being or living with someone at risk for severe COVID-19

1.38

1

1.9

0.051

0.001

1.18

0.9

1.55

0.22

Smoking

1.8

1.24

2.61

0.002

0.001

1.68

1.2

2.36

0.003

Someone in the household was in self-quarantine or self-isolation

1.57

0.92

2.66

0.097

0.08

1.76

1.04

2.97

0.035

Couldn’t work due to closed workplace

1.66

1.04

2.67

0.035

0.038

1.61

1.06

2.45

0.026

Couldn’t work due to childcare

1.47

0.66

3.24

0.345

0.35

1.39

0.65

2.94

0.395

Home office

1.23

0.86

1.76

0.258

0.261

1.25

0.91

1.72

0.173

Employed part time

1.02

0.63

1.64

0.936

0.079

1.19

0.83

1.71

0.337

Employed full time

0.8

0.5

1.28

0.349

0.88

0.64

1.22

0.453