Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in the Americas
| Socio-demographic data | Argentina (n = 325) | Bolivia (n = 252) | Chile (n = 524) | Colombia (n = 372) | Cuba (n = 317) | Ecuador (n = 451) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M ± SD) | 44 ± 16.2 | 39.3 ± 14.5 | 36.4 ± 12 | 30.5 ± 13.1 | 25.1 ± 7.3 | 29.1 ± 10.6 |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 76 (23.4%) | 75 (29.8%) | 124 (23.7%) | 101 (27.2%) | 118 (37.2%) | 137 (30.4%) |
| Female | 249 (76.6%) | 177 (70.2%) | 400 (76.3%) | 271 (72.8%) | 199 (62.8%) | 314 (69.6%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
| Single | 144 (44.3%) | 125 (49.6%) | 257 (49%) | 267 (71.8%) | 205 (64.7%) | 309 (68.5%) |
| Married | 95 (29.2%) | 82 (32.5%) | 142 (27.1%) | 59 (15.9%) | 48 (15.1%) | 92 (20.4%) |
| Divorced | 30 (9.2%) | 31 (12.3%) | 41 (7.8%) | 13 (3.5%) | 13 (4.1%) | 32 (7.1%) |
| Cohabitating | 41 (12.6%) | 9 (3.6%) | 80 (15.3%) | 28 (7.5%) | 50 (15.8%) | 14 (3.1%) |
| Widow | 15 (4.6%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (.8%) | 5 (1.3%) | 1 (.3%) | 4 (.9%) |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||||||
| Incomplete elementary school | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Completed elementary school | 3 (.9%) | 1 (.4%) | 1 (.2%) | 1 (.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (.1%) |
| Incomplete high school | 5 (1.5%) | 5 (2%) | 3 (.6%) | 8 (2.2%) | 4 (.9%) | 5 (1.1%) |
| Completed high school | 31 (9.5%) | 7 (2.8%) | 21 (4%) | 64 (17.2%) | 5 (1.6%) | 72 (16%) |
| Incomplete technical studies | 4 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (1.5%) | 7 (1.9%) | 1 (.3%) | 4 (.9%) |
| Completed technical studies | 32 (9.8%) | 15 (6%) | 43 (8.2%) | 36 (9.7%) | 10 (3.2%) | 11 (2.4%) |
| Incomplete university degree | 84 (25.8%) | 60 (23.8%) | 106 (20.2%) | 118 (31.7%) | 150 (47.3%) | 130 (28.8%) |
| Completed university degree | 166 (51.1%) | 164 (65.1%) | 342 (65.3%) | 138 (37.1%) | 148 (46.7%) | 228 (50.6%) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||
| Permanent job | 207 (63.7%) | 106 (42.1%) | 300 (57.3%) | 188 (31.7%) | 227 (71.6%) | 170 (37.7%) |
| Temporary job | 41 (12.6%) | 59 (23.4%) | 77 (14.7%) | 66 (17.7%) | 14 (4.4%) | 70 (15.5%) |
| Unemployed | 77 (23.7%) | 87 (34.5%) | 147 (28.1%) | 188 (50.5%) | 76 (24%) | 211 (46.8%) |
| Area of residence, n (%) | ||||||
| Urban | 309 (95.1%) | 243 (96.4%) | 452 (86.3%) | 344 (92.5%) | 278 (87.7%) | 338 (74.9%) |
| Rural | 16 (4.9%) | 9 (3.6%) | 72 (13.7%) | 28 (7.5%) | 39 (12.3%) | 113 (25.1%) |
| Had COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 50 (15.4%) | 73 (29%) | 30 (5.7%) | 69 (18.5%) | 5 (1.6%) | 73 (16.2%) |
| No | 216 (66.5%) | 137 (54.4%) | 437 (83.4%) | 211 (56.7%) | 275 (86.8%) | 286 (63.4%) |
| I don’t know, but I think so | 19 (5.8%) | 28 (11.1%) | 15 (2.9%) | 53 (14.2%) | 9 (2.8%) | 52 (11.5%) |
| I don’t know, but I don’t think so | 40 (12.3%) | 14 (5.6%) | 42 (8%) | 39 (10.5%) | 28 (8.8%) | 40 (8.9%) |
| Family with COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 169 (52%) | 196 (77.8%) | 227 (43.3%) | 239 (64.2%) | 77 (24.3%) | 244 (54.4%) |
| No | 156 (48%) | 56 (22.2%) | 297 (56.7%) | 133 (35.8%) | 240 (75.7%) | 207 (45.9%) |
| Friends with COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 284 (87.4%) | 241 (95.6%) | 335 (63.9%) | 306 (82.3%) | 179 (56.5%) | 375 (83.1%) |
| No | 41 (12.6%) | 11 (4.4) | 189 (36.1%) | 66 (17.7%) | 138 (43.5%) | 76 (16.9%) |
| Socio-demographic data | El Salvador (n = 698) | Guatemala (n = 324) | Mexico (n = 300) | Paraguay (n = 877) | Peru (n = 360) | Uruguay (n = 383) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M ± SD) | 29.4 ± 8.9 | 41.6 ± 12.2 | 33.6 ± 13.7 | 31.5 ± 10.9 | 31.8 ± 10.9 | 38.9 ± 14.3 |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 260 (37.2%) | 114 (35.2%) | 98 (32.7%) | 212 (24.2%) | 114 (31.7%) | 80 (20.9%) |
| Female | 438 (62.8%) | 210 (64.8%) | 202 (67.3%) | 665 (75.8%) | 246 (68.3%) | 303 (79.1%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
| Single | 507 (72.6%) | 126 (28.9%) | 168 (56%) | 577 (65.8%) | 231 (64.2%) | 171 (44.6%) |
| Married | 127 (18.2%) | 146 (45.1%) | 95 (31.7%) | 202 (23%) | 69 (19.2%) | 87 (22.7%) |
| Divorced | 11 (1.6%) | 26 (8%) | 18 (6%) | 25 (2.9%) | 17 (4.7%) | 43 (11.2%) |
| Cohabitating | 51 (7.3%) | 20 (6.2%) | 14 (4.7%) | 67 (7.6%) | 41 (11.4%) | 75 (19.6%) |
| Widow | 2 (.3%) | 6 (1.9%) | 5 (1.7%) | 6 (.7%) | 2 (.6%) | 7 (1.8%) |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||||||
| Incomplete elementary school | 13 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (.1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Completed elementary school | 10 (1.4%) | 1 (.3%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (.3%) |
| Incomplete high school | 48 (6.9%) | 10 (3.1%) | 1 (.3%) | 17 (1.9%) | 4 (1.1%) | 24 (6.3%) |
| Completed high school | 106 (15.2%) | 21 (6.5%) | 20 (6.7%) | 76 (8.7%) | 14 (3.9%) | 36 (9.4%) |
| Incomplete technical studies | 8 (1.1%) | 6 (1.9%) | 4 (1.3%) | 2 (.2%) | 7 (1.9%) | 1 (.3%) |
| Completed technical studies | 31 (4.4%) | 18 (5.6%) | 42 (14%) | 20 (2.3%) | 21 (5.8%) | 38 (9.9%) |
| Incomplete university degree | 279 (40%) | 67 (20.7%) | 82 (27.3%) | 292 (33.3%) | 105 (29.2%) | 113 (29.5%) |
| Completed university degree | 203 (29.1%) | 201 (62%) | 151 (50.3%) | 466 (53.1%) | 208 (57.8%) | 170 (44.4%) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||
| Permanent job | 370 (53%) | 223 (68.8%) | 142 (47.3%) | 487 (55.5%) | 150 (41.7%) | 268 (70%) |
| Temporary job | 86 (12.3%) | 45 (13.9%) | 57 (19%) | 149 (17%) | 77 (21.4%) | 24 (6.3%) |
| Unemployed | 242 (34.7%) | 56 (17.3%) | 101 (33.7%) | 241 (27.5%) | 133 (36.9%) | 91 (23.8%) |
| Area of residence, n (%) | ||||||
| Urban | 550 (78.8%) | 304 (93.8%) | 279 (93%) | 774 (88.3%) | 318 (88.3%) | 370 (96.6%) |
| Rural | 148 (21.2%) | 20 (6.2%) | 21 (7%) | 103 (11.7%) | 42 (11.7%) | 13 (3.4%) |
| Had COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 113 (16.2%) | 28 (8.6%) | 47 (15.7%) | 132 (15.1%) | 74 (20.6%) | 10 (2.6%) |
| No | 348 (49.9%) | 256 (79%) | 196 (65.3%) | 556 (63.4%) | 205 (56.9%) | 320 (83.6%) |
| I don't know, but I think so | 177 (25.4%) | 24 (7.4%) | 27 (9%) | 94 (10.7%) | 53 (14.7%) | 5 (1.3%) |
| I don't know, but I don't think so | 60 (8.6%) | 16 (4.9%) | 30 (10%) | 95 (10.8%) | 28 (7.8%) | 48 (12.5%) |
| Family with COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 356 (51%) | 190 (58.6%) | 208 (69.3%) | 465 (53%) | 243 (67.5%) | 81 (21.1%) |
| No | 342 (49%) | 134 (41.4%) | 92 (30.7%) | 412 (47%) | 117 (32.5%) | 302 (78.9%) |
| Friends with COVID-19, n (%) | ||||||
| Yes | 514 (73.6%) | 289 (89.2%) | 252 (84%) | 702 (80%) | 310 (86.1%) | 152 (39.7%) |
| No | 184 (26.4%) | 35 (10.8%) | 48 (16%) | 175 (20%) | 50 (13.9%) | 231 (60.3%) |