Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population in Panama, 2020
n | % | |
Sex | n=960 | |
Female | 563 | 58.6 |
Male | 397 | 41.4 |
Gender | n=960 | |
Cis-woman | 526 | 54.8 |
Cis-man | 366 | 38.1 |
Non-binary/another gender | 68 | 7.1 |
Age | ||
Median (28, IQR: 23–37) | n=960 | |
18–23 | 280 | 29.2 |
24–28 | 205 | 21.4 |
29–37 | 246 | 25.6 |
38 and above | 229 | 23.8 |
Place of residence | n=958 | |
Capital city, large or medium city | 656 | 68.5 |
Rural town, community or comarcal town | 302 | 31.5 |
Number of children | ||
Median (0, IQR: 0–1) | n=960 | |
0 | 641 | 66.8 |
1–2 | 250 | 26.0 |
3 and more | 69 | 7.2 |
Highest completed level of education | n=957 | |
Secondary or lower | 127 | 13.3 |
Some university | 289 | 30.2 |
Postsecondary (university completed) | 541 | 56.5 |
Ethnic group | n=957 | |
Mixed* | 531 | 55.5 |
Afro-descendant | 101 | 10.6 |
White | 212 | 22.2 |
Asian | 16 | 1.7 |
Indigenous | 97 | 10.1 |
Successful following of COVID-19 measures | n=957 | |
Not at all or only some | 75 | 7.8 |
Mostly or strictly follow them | 882 | 92.2 |
Have you been in strict confinement due to COVID-19? | n=955 | |
No | 817 | 85.5 |
Yes | 138 | 14.5 |
SARS-CoV-2 test | n=956 | |
Never | 775 | 81.1 |
Yes and positive at least once | 26 | 2.7 |
Yes and always been negative | 155 | 16.2 |
Including yourself, how many people do you live with? | ||
Median 3 people (IQR: 2–4) | n=943 | |
0 | 33 | 3.5 |
1 | 118 | 12.5 |
2 | 233 | 24.7 |
3–4 | 439 | 46.6 |
5 or more | 120 | 12.7 |
Change in employment | n=935 | |
No change in what I do or going to work | 183 | 19.6 |
Work from home part-time or full time | 448 | 47.9 |
Lost work or without work before and during COVID-19 measures | 304 | 32.5 |
Household monthly income since COVID-19 started | n=926 | |
US$0–US$499 | 273 | 29.5 |
US$500–US$999 | 176 | 19.0 |
US$1000–US$2000 | 206 | 22.3 |
US$2001–US$5000 | 195 | 21.1 |
US$5001 and higher | 76 | 8.2 |
Changes in household economic situation since COVID-19 started | n=953 | |
Household economics got worse | 483 | 50.7 |
No changes in household economics | 445 | 46.7 |
Household economics got better | 25 | 2.6 |
Weekly alcohol use during COVID-19 social distancing | n=932 | |
Decreased | 427 | 45.8 |
The same | 349 | 37.4 |
Increased | 156 | 16.7 |
Sexual orientation | n=938 | |
Heterosexual | 679 | 72.4 |
Bisexual | 73 | 7.8 |
Gay or lesbian | 90 | 9.6 |
Asexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, another gender | 96 | 10.2 |
*Mixed ethnicity is mixed Indigenous/European/Afro-descendant/Asian ancestry.