Essential Workers Balancing Life and Work during the COVID-19 Syndemic in Spain: A Qualitative and Gender-Based Study

Table 1

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents who were engaged in essential work during the first wave of the COVID-19 syndemic in Spain.

id	Sex	Age	Cohabitation	Children/dependent people	Country of birth	Education level	Field	Type of essential work
1	Woman	57	Not alone	2 (22 and 24 years old)	Spain	University or higher	Social work	Soup kitchen organiser
2	Woman	52	Not alone	No	Spain	University or higher	Others	Ministry of justice civil servant
3	Woman	33	Not alone	No	Spain	University or higher	Social work	Resources for asylum seekers
4	Woman	29	Alone	No	Spain	University or higher	Healthcare	Paediatrician
5	Woman	31	Alone	No	Uruguay	University or higher	Social work	Homeless shelter
6	Woman	55	Alone	No	Spain	High school	Healthcare	Nursing assistant
7	Woman	53	Not alone	2 (19 and 23 years old)	Spain	Vocational training	Food industry	Meatshop seller in the market
8	Men	55	Not alone	2 (23 and 31 years old)	Spain	Vocational training	Others	Sanitary container manufacturer
9	Men	55	Alone	No	Spain	Vocational training	Others	Security guard
10	Men	65	Not alone	1 (adult stepdaughter)	Spain	University or higher	Healthcare	Primary care physician
11	Men	27	Not alone	No	Spain	University or higher	Healthcare	Researcher (virologist)
12	Men	44	Not alone	2 (1 and 3 years old)	Argentina	University or higher	Healthcare	Emergency doctor
13	Men	51	Not alone	3 (13, 17, and 18 years old) 1 dependent brother	Spain	Vocational training	Others	Postwoman
14	Men	45	Not alone	3 (5, 9, and 11 years old)	Spain	University or higher	Others	Harbour master
15	Woman	35	Not alone	1 (1 year old)	Spain	University or higher	Healthcare	Clinical psychologist
16	Men	43	Not alone	2 (2 and 4 years old)	Spain	University or higher	Social work	Homeless shelter
17	Woman	39	Not alone	2 (1 and 5 years old)	Spain	University or higher	Healthcare	Primary care researcher
18	Woman	35	Not alone	2 (13 and 19 years old)	Spain	High school	Food industry	Bakery worker