Variable

n

Anxiety Measure

State

Trait

Covid-19

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Psychiatric history

With existing diagnoses

490

53.98

12.65

55.42

12.21

51.61

10.68

With no existing diagnoses

512

38.94

10.16

37.36

10.02

41.37

9.54

Gender

Women

652

46.41

13.89

46.28

14.74

47.07

11.35

Men

350

46.07

13.33

46.15

14.13

45.10

11.19

Age

18 - 29

332

45.73

12.70

47.45

13.67

46.49

11.43

30 - 59

556

47.54

14.28

46.43

14.75

47.04

11.58

60+

114

41.82

12.57

41.34

13.31

42.82

8.97

Educational Qualification

Low education

28

56.07

11.58

54.82

10.53

52.57

11.19

SSC

140

50.00

13.40

50.39

14.77

48.06

11.49

GCSEs/O-levels

372

46.82

14.26

46.36

14.69

46.42

12.06

A-levels

288

45.01

13.18

45.16

13.94

46.18

10.59

University degree

174

42.74

12.35

42.78

13.11

44.27

10.32

Employment status

Unemployed

271

50.66

13.63

52.40

13.83

49.42

11.11

Employed

731

44.67

13.37

43.89

13.82

45.25

11.09