TABLE 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Analytic Sample: COVID-19 Experiences Survey of Adolescents,a United States, October 2020 (Wave 1) and May 2021 (Wave 2)
| Waves 1 and 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | Weighted % (95% CI) |
| Total | 506 | |
| Age at Wave 1 | ||
| 13–15 y | 261 | 49.8 (45.4–54.2) |
| 16–18 y | 245 | 50.2 (45.8–54.6) |
| Genderb | ||
| Male | 227 | 47.9 (42.1–53.7) |
| Female | 262 | 48.8 (43.0–54.6) |
| Transgender/another identity | 16 | 3.3 (1.2–5.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 62 | 13.6 (9.0–18.3) |
| Hispanic | 106 | 25.8 (18.8–32.9) |
| Other, non-Hispanicc | 61 | 9.6 (7.2–12.1) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 277 | 50.9 (42.6–59.2) |
| Poverty leveld | ||
| At or below poverty | 118 | 28.0 (20.7–35.4) |
| Above poverty | 388 | 72.0 (64.6–79.3) |
| Mode of school attendance, Wave 1e | ||
| In-person full-time | 88 | 16.6 (13.0–20.1) |
| Hybrid: in-person part-time and virtual part-time | 127 | 25.1 (19.7–30.5) |
| Virtual full-time | 248 | 54.6 (47.6–61.6) |
| Homeschool | 15 | 2.2 (0.9–3.5) |
| Other | 7 | 1.5 (0.2–2.8) |
| Mode of school attendance, Wave 2e | ||
| In-person full-time | 140 | 24.9 (19.0–30.9) |
| Hybrid: in-person part-time and virtual part-time | 110 | 20.9 (16.3–25.4) |
| Virtual full-time | 203 | 48.2 (40.6–55.8) |
| Homeschool | 20 | 3.9 (2.2–5.7) |
| Other | 13 | 2.0 (1.1–3.0) |
Table shows unweighted numbers and weighted overall percentages with 95% CIs.
See technical overview of the AmeriSpeak Panel: NORC’s Probability-Based Household Panel retrieved from https://amerispeak.norc.org/Documents/Research/AmeriSpeak%20Technical%20Overview%202019%2002%2018.pdf.
Totals may not sum to the full sample due to nonresponse.
Other race category includes other non-Hispanic races and non-Hispanic multiracial individuals.
Poverty level was approximated by using the midpoint of a categorical income variable and household size, inclusive of family and nonfamily household members. Based on 2020 poverty guidelines https://aspe.hhs.gov/2020-poverty-guidelines.
Mode of school attendance was asked as “In the past 14 days, how did you attend school?” at both waves of respondents who reported being currently enrolled in school.