Quantitative background information on single mothers in our data, % (n)
| Age | |
| Youngest | 30 years |
| Oldest | 58 years |
| Median | 40 years |
| Education1 | |
| Low | 0 (0) |
| Medium | 16 (6) |
| High | 84 (33) |
| Number of children | |
| 1 | 28 (11) |
| 2 | 50 (21) |
| 3 or more | 22 (9) |
| Age of the youngest child | |
| under 7 years old | 38 (15) |
| between 7 and 12 years old | 50 (21) |
| between 13 and 17 years old | 12 (5) |
| Work situation during lockdown | |
| remotely at home | 48 (20) |
| partly remotely at home and partly at workplace | 15 (6) |
| at the workplace | 15 (6) |
| unemployed or laid-off | 5 (2) |
| other (e.g. studying or parental leave) | 17 (7) |
| Childcare/school attendance during lockdown | |
| children (mainly) at home | 88 (36) |
| children partly at home and partly in childcare/school | 10 (4) |
| children (mainly) in childcare/school | 2 (1) |
| Youngest | 30 years |
| Oldest | 58 years |
| Median | 40 years |
| Low | 0 (0) |
| Medium | 16 (6) |
| High | 84 (33) |
| 1 | 28 (11) |
| 2 | 50 (21) |
| 3 or more | 22 (9) |
| under 7 years old | 38 (15) |
| between 7 and 12 years old | 50 (21) |
| between 13 and 17 years old | 12 (5) |
| remotely at home | 48 (20) |
| partly remotely at home and partly at workplace | 15 (6) |
| at the workplace | 15 (6) |
| unemployed or laid-off | 5 (2) |
| other (e.g. studying or parental leave) | 17 (7) |
| children (mainly) at home | 88 (36) |
| children partly at home and partly in childcare/school | 10 (4) |
| children (mainly) in childcare/school | 2 (1) |
Note(s): 1 Information on education is missing for two single mothers
Source(s): Authors' own creation