Table 4.

Demographic Comparisons by Direct Support Professional (DSP) Vaccination Status

Variable	Vaccinated DSPs		Unvaccinated DSPs
Region	N	%	N	%	p value
Northeast	457	18.0a	145	15.0b	0.087
Midwest	1,109	43.0 a	443	45.0 a
South	798	31.0 a	333	33.0 a
West	206	8.0 a	72	7.0 a
Total	2,570	100.0	993	100.0
Gender Identity
Man (including transgender man)	440	18.0 a	106	11.0 b	<0.001
Woman (including transgender woman)	2,000	80.0 a	821	88.0 b
Non-binary	33	1.0 a	5	1.0 a
Prefer to self-describe	16	1.0 a	5	1.0 a
Total	2,489	100.0	937	100.0
Race
Black or African American	494	20.0 a	166	19.0 a	0.599
White	1,736	71.0 a	625	71.0 a
Other	214	9.0 a	84	10.0 a
Total	2,444	100.0	875	100.0
Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Background
Yes	139	6.0 a	49	6.0 a	0.844
No	2,285	94.0 a	833	94.0 a
Total	2,424	100.0	882	100.0
Education Level
Less than high school	43	2.0 a	23	2.0 a	<0.001
High school diploma or GED	634	25.0 a	321	33.0 b
Some college	369	14.0 a	153	16.0 a
2-year degree	752	29.0 a	306	32.0 a
4-year degree	526	21.0 a	120	12.0 b
Postgraduate education	220	9.0 a	43	5.0 b
Total	2,544	100.0	966	100.0
Annual Household Income
$14,999 or less	90	4.0 a	55	7.0 b	<0.001
$15,000 to $21,999	232	10.0 a	132	15.0 b
$22,000 to $39,999	847	37.0 a	332	39.0 a
$40,000 to $99,999	928	41.0 a	286	34.0 b
$100,000 to $200,000	153	7.0 a	44	5.0 a
Over $200,000	15	1.0 a	3	<0.1 a
Total	2,265	100.0	852	100.0
Type of Work Setting
Agency or facility	1,553	59.0 a	625	62.0 a	0.085
Family or individual home	823	31.0 a	310	31.0 a
Community employment or job site	218	8.0 a	68	7.0 a
Other site	62	2.0 a	14	1.0 a
Total	2,656	100.0	1,017	100.0
Age (average)	47 years		41 years		<0.001

Note. Subscript letters ^a and ^a in a row indicate column proportions do not differ significantly at the 0.05 level. Subscript letters ^a and ^b in a row indicate column proportions differ significantly at the 0.05 level. P-values in bold represent relationships that are significant at the 0.05 level.