Loneliness, worry about COVID-19, perceived risk of COVID-19, and positive mood
| Gender | Age groups (years) | |||||||||
| Whole sample | Male | Female | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65–74 | ≥75 | |
| Loneliness | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.86 (2.7) | 3.56 (2.7) | 3.91 (2.7) | 5.34 (2.7) | 4.36 (2.7) | 3.75 (2.7) | 3.61 (2.8) | 3.49 (2.7) | 2.70 (2.1) | 2.65 (2.4) |
| Positive mood | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 18.99 (5.1) | 19.76 (5.1) | 18.85 (5.0) | 17.68 (4.9) | 18.82 (5.1) | 18.68 (5.0) | 18.93 (5.1) | 19.35 (5.0) | 20.71 (4.7) | 22.59 (4.5) |
| Perceived risk of COVID-19 | ||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 4.75 (2.2) | 4.46 (2.2) | 4.80 (2.2) | 4.10 (2.0) | 4.92 (2.2) | 5.14 (2.2) | 5.01 (2.2) | 4.78 (2.3) | 4.20 (2.1) | 3.00 (1.7) |
| Worry about COVID-19 | ||||||||||
| No worry (n, %) | 512 (16.5%) | 105 (22.1%) | 406 (15.5%) | 105 (28.9%) | 108 (20.5%) | 92 (14.4%) | 92 (13.3%) | 65 (11.4%) | 39 (15.2%) | 10 (20.4%) |
| Occasional worry (n, %) | 2050 (66.2%) | 318 (66.8%) | 1731 (66.1%) | 209 (57.4%) | 320 (60.6%) | 428 (67.2%) | 468 (67.8%) | 398 (69.8%) | 191 (74.3%) | 36 (73.5%) |
| Much worry (n, %) | 413 (13.3%) | 40 (8.4%) | 373 (14.3%) | 39 (10.7%) | 77 (14.6%) | 91 (14.3%) | 94 (13.7%) | 85 (14.9%) | 24 (9.3%) | 2 (4.1%) |
| Most worry (n, %) | 122 (3.9%) | 13 (2.7%) | 108 (4.1%) | 11 (3.0%) | 23 (4.4%) | 26 (4.1%) | 36 (5.2%) | 22 (3.9%) | 3 (1.2%) | 1 (2.0%) |