Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to loss of a job or income, feelings of loneliness or isolation, and physical health problems, household population aged 18 years or older, Canada, 2020 and 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Adjusted odds ratios relating selected characteristics to loss of a job or income. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Loss of a job or income, Feelings of loneliness or isolation, Physical health problems, Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval, calculated using From and To units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Loss of a job or income			Feelings of loneliness or isolation			Physical health problems
	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval		Odds ratio	95% confidence interval		Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
	Odds ratio	From	To	Odds ratio	From	To	Odds ratio	From	To
Age
18 to 34^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
35 to 64	0.78^Note **	0.69	0.89	0.64^Note **	0.57	0.73	1.12	0.97	1.29
65 and older	0.16^Note **	0.13	0.19	0.62^Note **	0.53	0.72	0.80^Note *	0.67	0.96
Gender^{Table 4 Note 1}
Male^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Female	0.77^Note **	0.69	0.86	1.31^Note **	1.19	1.44	1.31^Note **	1.17	1.46
Household income
<$10,000 to $39,999^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
$40,000 to $79,999	0.87	0.74	1.02	0.93	0.80	1.07	1.06	0.91	1.25
$80,000 to $149,999	0.65^Note **	0.55	0.77	0.85^Note *	0.73	0.99	1.10	0.93	1.31
$150,000 and more	0.50^Note **	0.41	0.61	0.79^Note *	0.66	0.94	1.06	0.87	1.29
Highest level of education
High school or lower^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Postsecondary	1.21^Note *	1.06	1.39	1.12	0.99	1.26	1.13	0.98	1.31
University	0.91	0.78	1.06	1.45^Note **	1.27	1.66	1.37^Note **	1.17	1.59
Visible minority
No^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	1.28^Note **	1.12	1.47	0.71^Note **	0.62	0.82	0.99	0.85	1.15
Parent of a child younger than 18
No^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	1.10	0.98	1.24	1.06	0.95	1.20	1.00	0.88	1.14
Essential worker
No^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	0.68^Note **	0.59	0.78	0.77^Note **	0.68	0.88	0.92	0.79	1.06
Frontline worker
No^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	0.78^Note *	0.62	1.00	1.07	0.86	1.34	1.04	0.81	1.33
Diagnosed with, or knew someone with, COVID-19
No^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Yes	1.28^Note **	1.13	1.45	1.21^Note *	1.07	1.35	1.40^Note **	1.23	1.58
SCMH cycle
Fall 2020^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Spring 2021	0.90	0.80	1.01	1.38^Note **	1.26	1.52	1.30^Note **	1.17	1.45
Mental health profiles
No mental health difficulties (Profile 1)^{Table 4 Note †}	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Low-to-moderate mental health difficulties (Profile 2)	1.69^Note **	1.49	1.90	4.91^Note **	4.40	5.47	5.05^Note **	4.49	5.68
Severe mental health difficulties (Profile 3)	2.53^Note **	2.12	3.03	11.21^Note **	9.23	13.61	13.97^Note **	11.61	16.82
Note 1 Gender-diverse individuals were included in the models but estimates were unreliable because of the small sample size in this category. Return to note 1 referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from reference category (p < 0.001) Return to note referrer Note † reference group Return to note † referrer Source: Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health (SCMH), 2020 and 2021.