Table 1 Descriptive statistics for variables used in the statistical modelling.

From: Occupations and their impact on the spreading of COVID-19 in urban communities

Categories by variables of interest*

Referees

Referrals

Unemployed (including unemployable)

Children (< 7-year-old)

107 (1.6%)

1388 (10.5%)

Pensioners (retired)

537 (7.8%)

1029 (7.8%)

University students

22 (0.3%)

2 (< 0.0%)

School students

331 (4.8%)

2345 (17.7%)

No formal job at the moment of the interview

49 (0.7%)

5 (< 0.0%)

Total unemployed (including unemployable)

1046 (15.2%)

4769 (36.0%)

Valid data (employed and unemployed)

2225 (32.3%)

4907 (37.0%)

Missing data

4670 (67.7%)

8365 (63.0%)

Total referees

6895 (100.0%)

13,272 (100.0%)

Employed by type of sector**

Private

757 (11.0%)

96 (0.7%)

Public

422 (6.1%)

42 (0.3%)

Total employed by type of sector

1179 (17.1%)

138 (1.0%)

Valid data (employed and unemployed)

2225 (32.3%)

4907 (37.0%)

Missing data

4670 (67.7%)

8365 (63.0%)

Total referees

6895 (100.0%)

13,272 (100.0%)

Working in the medical sector

Yes

175 (2.5%)

22 (0.2%)

No

1013 (14.7%)

120 (0.9%)

Total medical sector affiliation (Yes + No)

1188 (17.2%)

142 (1.1%)

Unemployed and unemployable

1046 (15.2%)

4769 (36.0%)

Valid data

2234 (32.4%)

4911 (37.0%)

Missing data

4661 (67.6%)

8361 (63.0%)

Total referees

6895 (100.0%)

13,272 (100.0%)

Active for the labor market (employed and employable)***

Yes

5896 (85.5%)

8432 (63.5%)

No

997 (14.5%)

4764 (35.9%)

Total active for the labor market (Yes and No)

6893 (≈100.0%)

13,196 (99.4%)

Valid data

6893 (100.0%)

13,196 (99.4%)

Missing data

2 (< 0.1%)

76 (0.6%)

Total referees

6895 (100.0%)

13,272 (100.0%)

Age groups (relevant categories for the labor market)

Minors (< 18 y.o.)

436 (6.3%)

3733 (28.1%)

Adults

5920 (85.9%)

8434 (63.5%)

Pensioners (retired)

537 (7.8%)

1029 (7.8%)

Total age groups

6893 (≈100.0%)

13,196 (99.4%)

Valid data

6893 (100.0%)

13,196 (99.4%)

Missing data

2 (< 0.1%)

76 (0.6%)

Total referees

6895 (100.0%)

13,272 (100.0%)

  1. *Within a total of 20,167 unique cases (6895 referees and 13,272 referrals), 7130 are unique cases with full information (2223 referees and 4907 referrals) on the variables of interest (age, sector, medical sector affiliation, and status on the labor market). **Public = state-owned organizations, Private = private companies. ***Employable = not working but eligible to work.