Demographic characteristics of essential and nonessential workers
| Characteristic | Healthcare essential worker | Other essential worker | Nonessential worker |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 17.4% (66) | 47.5% (306) | 43.5% (635) |
| Female | 82.6% (314) | 52.5% (338) | 56.5% (824) |
| Age | |||
| 15–24 | 4.5% (17) | 7.4% (48) | 9.1% (133) |
| 25–34 | 18.6% (71) | 21.7% (141) | 20.5% (301) |
| 35–44 | 18.1% (69) | 20.3% (132) | 22.5% (329) |
| 45–54 | 27.0% (103) | 25.7% (167) | 22.3% (326) |
| 55–64 | 25.7% (98) | 19.4% (126) | 17.3% (254) |
| 65+ | 6.0% (23) | 5.4% (35) | 8.3% (122) |
| Ethnicity (prioritised) | |||
| Māori | 12.6% (48) | 17.3% (112) | 15.7% (230) |
| Pacific | 2.4% (9) | 4.0% (26) | 4.2% (62) |
| Asian | 8.4% (32) | 8.3% (54) | 10.0% (147) |
| European/Other | 76.6% (291) | 70.4% (456) | 70.0% (1025) |
| Education | |||
| No formal qualification | 5.8% (22) | 8.9% (58) | 6.4% (94) |
| High school | 10.0% (38) | 25.7% (167) | 22.3% (326) |
| Certificate or diploma | 21.0% (80) | 25.3% (164) | 25.1% (368) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22.3% (85) | 23.1% (150) | 26.5% (388) |
| Post-graduate | 40.9% (156) | 16.9% (110) | 19.7% (289) |
| Income | |||
| NZ$30 000 or less | 8.9% (34) | 10.7% (69) | 19% (278) |
| NZ$30 001–US$70 000 | 43.6% (166) | 41.9% (271) | 38.4% (562) |
| NZ$70 001–US$100 000 | 22.0% (84) | 21.5% (139) | 18.5% (270) |
| NZ$100 001–US$150 000 | 11.8% (45) | 14.2% (92) | 10.0% (146) |
| NZ$150 001 or more | 8.7% (33) | 4.9% (32) | 6.3% (92) |
| Prefer not to say | 5.0% (19) | 6.8% (44) | 7.9% (115) |
| Potential vulnerability | |||
| Health vulnerability | 6.3% (24) | 5.7% (37) | 4.0% (58) |
| History of previous exposure to trauma | 48.0% (183) | 39.9% (259) | 28.3% (415) |
Data were missing for the following variables (n): gender (12),ethnicity (3), income (4), history of previous exposure to trauma (7).