Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T82 |
0-7 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Results |
T83 |
9-37 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Respondents' Characteristics |
T84 |
38-120 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A total of 4,098 respondents participated, with 3,632 (89%) completing the survey. |
T85 |
121-156 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The mean age was 42.1 ± 14.6 years. |
T86 |
157-231 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The characteristics of the n = 3,632 respondents are specified in Table 1. |
T87 |
232-395 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Most respondents were female (70%), between 23 and 47 years old (70%), mostly from rural areas (76%), with higher education (78%), and living with a partner (69%). |
T88 |
396-478 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The vast majority of the participants (93%) filled out the questionnaire in Dutch. |
T89 |
480-491 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Alcohol Use |
T90 |
492-561 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2,243 respondents (61.8%) were consuming alcohol before the lockdown. |
T91 |
562-637 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of these, 341 quit drinking during the lockdown (9.4% of the total sample). |
T92 |
638-786 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 1,389 non-consuming respondents before the lockdown, 211 started consuming alcohol during the lockdown (5.8% of the total sample; p < 0.001). |
T93 |
787-904 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of all respondents, 30.3% stated that they drank more and 13.7% stated to drink less during than before the lockdown. |
T94 |
905-1121 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A statistically significant, but small (d = 0.21), difference was found between the number of drinks per day before and during the lockdown (1.0 ± 1.4, range 0–15, and 1.4 ± 2.1, range 0–21, respectively; p < 0.001). |
T95 |
1122-1317 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Logistic regression analysis (see Table 2) shows that the odds of consuming more alcohol decreased during the lockdown with 1.9% on average per age year of the respondent (OR = 0.981; p < 0.001). |
T96 |
1318-1522 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Also, a higher number of children at home increased the odds of consuming more alcohol during lockdown measures (p < 0.001): per extra child in the family, the odds increased with 22% (OR = 1.220; 95% CI: |
T97 |
1523-1536 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1.146–1.298). |
T98 |
1537-1659 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A 3rd variable of influence was whether a respondent now works more from home compared to before the lockdown (p = 0.037). |
T99 |
1660-1803 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Technical unemployed respondents are 36% more likely to drink more (OR = 1.357; p = 0.013) compared to respondents at home due to tele-working. |
T100 |
1804-2054 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Also, the professional occupation of the respondent played a role in drinking more during the lockdown (p < 0.001), with non-healthcare workers being 40% more likely to drink compared to healthcare workers during the lockdown (OR = 1.404; p < 0.001). |
T101 |
2055-2175 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Students, however, were on average 46% less likely to drink more compared to healthcare workers (OR = 0.537; p < 0.001). |
T102 |
2176-2318 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Gender, living in a city, family situation, and educational background were variables without significant effect on the change in alcohol use. |
T103 |
2320-2330 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Cigarettes |
T104 |
2331-2393 |
Sentence |
denotes |
558 respondents (15.4%) smoked cigarettes before the lockdown. |
T105 |
2394-2467 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of these, 36 quit smoking during the lockdown (1.0% of the total sample). |
T106 |
2468-2580 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 3,074 non-smokers before the lockdown, 34 started smoking during the lockdown (0.9% of the total sample). |
T107 |
2581-2687 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of all respondents, 7.4% stated smoking more and 2.5% stated smoking less during than before the lockdown. |
T108 |
2688-2913 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A statistically significant, but negligible (d = 0.13), difference was found between the number of cigarettes per day before and during the lockdown (1.5 ± 4.5, range 0–30, and 1.7 ± 5.5, range 0–60, respectively; p < 0.001). |
T109 |
2914-2978 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Table 3 shows the results from the logistic regression analysis. |
T110 |
2979-3128 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Age was inversely associated with the odds of smoking cigarettes being 12% per 10 years more during than before the lockdown (OR = 0.988; p = 0.027). |
T111 |
3129-3340 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Also, living situation had a statistically significant relationship with increased smoking during the lockdown (p < 0.001): living alone more than doubled the odds of smoking more cigarettes (OR = 2.159; 95% CI: |
T112 |
3341-3430 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1.587–2.938) during the lockdown compared to living together with a partner and/or child. |
T113 |
3431-3877 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Educational background also had a significant effect on the change in cigarette smoking (p = 0.015), with lower education being associated with more cigarette smoking: participants with a vocational education had about double odds to smoke more compared to those with a higher education (OR = 2.085; p = 0.042), whereas those having a doctorate were 76% less likely to smoke more compared to those with a higher education (OR = 0.245; p = 0.017). |
T114 |
3878-4045 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Finally, technical unemployed respondents were 64% more likely to smoke more cigarettes compared to respondents that were tele-working during the lockdown (p = 0.010). |
T115 |
4046-4198 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Gender, living in a city, number of children, and professional occupation were variables without significant effect on the change in smoking cigarettes. |
T116 |
4200-4212 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Cannabis Use |
T117 |
4213-4352 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 105 respondents that used cannabis before the lockdown, 26 respondents (0.7% of the total sample) stopped using during the lockdown. |
T118 |
4353-4502 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 3,527 respondents not using cannabis before the lockdown, 31 started using cannabis during the lockdown (0.9% of the total sample; p = 0.597). |
T119 |
4503-4638 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of all respondents, only 2.1% stated that they used more cannabis than before and only 1.1% stated to consume less during the lockdown. |
T120 |
4639-4847 |
Sentence |
denotes |
There was no statistically significant difference between the number of joints per day before and during the lockdown (0.1 ± 0.5 joints per day, range 0–8, and 0.1 ± 0.4 joints per day, range 0–5; p = 0.508). |
T121 |
4848-4898 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As a result, no regression analysis was performed. |
T122 |
4900-4977 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Motives for Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes, and Cannabis during Lockdown Measures |
T123 |
4978-5307 |
Sentence |
denotes |
When observing the motives that drove respondents to consume more cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis during the COVID-19 measures compared to before, the top reasons were (1) boredom, (2) lack of social contacts, (3) loss of daily structure, (4) reward after a hard-working day, (5) loneliness, and (6) conviviality (see Table 4). |