Independent variables' description
| Independent variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Gender | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the participant is a female and 0 if the participant is a male |
| Age | Age of the participant in years |
| Household size | A continuous variable that shows the number of individuals in a household |
| Place of residence | Categorical variable that takes the value of 1 if the place of residence is urban, 2 if the place of residence is rural and 3 if the place of residence is in a camp (Jordan only) |
| Educational level | Categorical variable that takes the following values (less than basic education, basic education, secondary education, higher education) |
| Marital status | Categorical variable that takes the following values (never married, currently married, widowed/divorced) |
| Employment | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the participant is employed and 0 if the participant is non-employed |
| Income | Categorical variable that measures the change in household’s total monthly income compared to February 2020 and takes the following values (decreased by more than 25%, decreased by 1–25%, stayed the same, increased by 1–25%, increased by more than 25%) |
| Anxiety | Categorical variable that measures anxiety about being infected with COVID-19 and takes the following values (not at all worried, a little worried, rather worried, very worried, I had it already) |
| Food security | Count variable that measures the level of food insecurity faced by anyone in the household during a week before due to five key limitations in access to food, which are: mobility restrictions, food shortages in markets, price increases, decline in income and reduced meals/portions. The variable ranges from (0–5) |
| Social support | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the individual received irregular social assistance during the past month in the form of food, cash or other and 0 in case he did not receive it |
| Care work | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if women participated in housework (cooking, cleaning, house repairs, shopping or transporting family, tending children aged 0–5 years, caring for children aged 6–17 years, caring for adult ill/dependents) during the past seven days and 0 if they did not participate in any housework |
| Country | Categorical variable that takes the following values (Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt) |
| Wave | Categorical variable that takes the following values (wave 1, wave 2, wave 3, wave 4, wave 5) |
| Independent variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Gender | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the participant is a female and 0 if the participant is a male |
| Age | Age of the participant in years |
| Household size | A continuous variable that shows the number of individuals in a household |
| Place of residence | Categorical variable that takes the value of 1 if the place of residence is urban, 2 if the place of residence is rural and 3 if the place of residence is in a camp (Jordan only) |
| Educational level | Categorical variable that takes the following values (less than basic education, basic education, secondary education, higher education) |
| Marital status | Categorical variable that takes the following values (never married, currently married, widowed/divorced) |
| Employment | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the participant is employed and 0 if the participant is non-employed |
| Income | Categorical variable that measures the change in household’s total monthly income compared to February 2020 and takes the following values (decreased by more than 25%, decreased by 1–25%, stayed the same, increased by 1–25%, increased by more than 25%) |
| Anxiety | Categorical variable that measures anxiety about being infected with COVID-19 and takes the following values (not at all worried, a little worried, rather worried, very worried, I had it already) |
| Food security | Count variable that measures the level of food insecurity faced by anyone in the household during a week before due to five key limitations in access to food, which are: mobility restrictions, food shortages in markets, price increases, decline in income and reduced meals/portions. The variable ranges from (0–5) |
| Social support | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if the individual received irregular social assistance during the past month in the form of food, cash or other and 0 in case he did not receive it |
| Care work | Dummy variable that takes the value of 1 if women participated in housework (cooking, cleaning, house repairs, shopping or transporting family, tending children aged 0–5 years, caring for children aged 6–17 years, caring for adult ill/dependents) during the past seven days and 0 if they did not participate in any housework |
| Country | Categorical variable that takes the following values (Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt) |
| Wave | Categorical variable that takes the following values (wave 1, wave 2, wave 3, wave 4, wave 5) |
Source(s): Prepared by the author
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