Protocol - COVID-19 Related Employment Status

1. Which of the following best describes your work situation in the two weeks prior to the COVID-19 outbreak?

[ ] Working full time -> GO TO 1B

[ ] Working part time -> GO TO 1B

[ ] Self-employed -> GO TO 1B

[ ] Looking for work, unemployed -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Unemployed, not looking -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Temporarily laid off -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Retired -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Homemaker -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Maternity Leave -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Illness/sick leave -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Disabled -> GO TO 1A

[ ] Other -> GO TO 1B

   If not working before COVID-19 outbreak, ask:

   1a. Did you start a new job during the COVID-19 outbreak?

         [ ] No -> GO TO 5

         [ ] Yes -> GO TO 4

   1b. What setting(s) were you working in the two weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak? [check all that apply]

         [ ] At home

         [ ] In a medical setting (hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, urgent care center, etc.)

         [ ] In an office or apartment building

         [ ] In a private household(s) (nanny, housekeeper, etc.)

         [ ] In a setting with regular customer interaction (delivery, transport, retail, food service, restaurant, etc.)

         [ ] In the community as a first responder (police, EMS, firefighter, etc.)

         [ ] In a warehouse or factory

         [ ] Outside (gardening, construction, road work, etc.)

         [ ] Other __________________________________

   1c. What kind of work did you do? _____________________________

If employed before COVID-19 outbreak, ask:

2. Did you lose any job(s) during the covid-19 outbreak?

[ ] No -> GO TO 2B

[ ] Yes, I was laid off from a job

[ ] Yes, I was furloughed from a job

[ ] Yes, I lost all my jobs -> GO TO 2B

   If laid off or furloughed, ask;

   2a. Did you continue to work at all during the COVID-10 outbreak?

         [ ] No -> GO TO 5

         [ ] Yes

   2b. Did you start or get [a new/another] job during the COVID-19 outbreak?

         [ ] No

         [ ] Yes

If currently working, ask:

3. Did you experience significant changes with your job (e.g. workload, hours, pay, etc.) because of or during the outbreak? [check all that apply]

[ ] No

[ ] Yes, switched to working remotely

[ ] Yes, increase in work hours

[ ] Yes, decrease in work hours

[ ] Yes, increase in workload

[ ] Yes, decrease in workload

[ ] Yes, salary or wages cut

[ ] Yes, salary or wages increased

[ ] Yes, other significant change: ____________________________________

4. What setting(s) have you been working in since the COVID-19 outbreak began? [check all that apply]

[ ] At home

[ ] In a medical setting (hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, urgent care center, etc.)

[ ] In an office or apartment building

[ ] In a private household(s) (nanny, housekeeper, etc.)

[ ] In a setting with regular customer interaction (delivery, transport, retail, food service,

restaurant, etc.)

[ ] In the community as a first responder (police, EMS, firefighter, etc.)

[ ] In a warehouse or factory

[ ] Outside (gardening, construction, road work, etc.)

[ ] Other __________________________________

5. In the weeks before COVID-19 outbreak began, were you a student (enrolled in an academic program)?

[ ] Full time student

[ ] Part time student

[ ] No -> GO TO 6 IF WORKING DURING OUTBREAK; GO TO 8 IF NOT WORKING

   If a full or part time student, ask:

   5a. After the COVID-19 outbreak began, did you continue to be a student?

         [ ] No -> GO TO 6 IF WORKING DURING THE OUTBREAK; GO TO 8 IF NOT WORKING

         [ ] No, graduated or finished program early -> GO TO 6 IF WORKING DURING OUTBREAK; GO TO 8 IF NOT WORKING

         [ ] Yes

   5b. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, has your school offered classes remotely?

         [ ] No -> GO TO 6 IF WORKING DURING OUTBREAK; GO TO 8 IF NOT WORKING

         [ ] Yes

   5c. Did you experience an increase or decrease in schoolwork (time spent working)

         [ ] Increase

         [ ] Decrease

         [ ] No change

If working at home or in school virtually, ask:

6. [Has it been/Was it] hard to get your [work/schoolwork] done because of other responsibilities at home (taking care of children, family, tension, space)?

[ ] No

[ ] Yes

7. [Has it been/Was it] hard to get your [work/school work] done because of your home environment (internet, computers, tension, space)?

[ ] No

[ ] Yes

8. Did anyone in your house lose their job or lose a significant amount of their income as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak?

[ ] No

[ ] Yes

   If yes, ask:

   8a. Who lost their job or significant amount of income as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak?

         [ ] Partner

         [ ] Parents

         [ ] My children

         [ ] Siblings

         [ ] Grandparents

         [ ] Other family members (e.g. aunt, uncle, cousin)

         [ ] Friend(s)

         [ ] Other household members/roommates