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Table 1 Characteristics and behaviors of individuals under mandatory social isolation in Shenzhen (N = 340)

From: Moderating effect of people-oriented public health services on depression among people under mandatory social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in China

Variable

Characteristics

N

%

Age

M = 35.51, SD = 8.37

Sex

Male

196

57.65

Female

144

42.35

Education

Junior high school or below

34

10.00

High school

117

34.41

Undergraduate

175

51.47

Master or above

14

4.11

Monthly income

No income

31

9.12

Lower than 5000 RMB

33

9.71

5000–8000 RMB

81

23.82

8001–12,000 RMB

81

23.82

12,001–30,000 RMB

87

25.59

Higher than 30,000 RMB

27

7.94

Time on COVID-related news

Less than one hour

30

8.82

1–2 h

138

40.59

3–4 h

124

36.47

5–6 h

33

9.71

More than 7 h

15

4.41

Duration of social isolation a

M = 10.52, SD = 6.56

  

Venue of social isolation

Centralized (Hotel)

100

29.41

Home

293

86.18

Both

57

16.76

Other

4

1.18

Infection status of family members

Family members are uninfected

338

99.41

Family member has been confirmed to be infected

2

0.59

Isolation status of family members

Family members have not been mandatorily isolated

213

62.65

Family member has been or is being mandatorily isolated

127

37.35

Status of separation from family/ friends during isolation

Live with family/ friends during isolation

154

45.29

Live away from family/ friends during isolation

136

40.00

Other

50

14.71

Online social support

M = 2.83, SD = 0.74

  
  1. a Note: Six (1.76%) participants inserted unreasonable dates for the start date of mandatory social isolation, so their duration of mandatory social isolation could not be calculated and was considered as missing data. The mean was used to replace these missing data for further analysis