Table 1.
Demographic description of sample or survey participants—survey fielded between February 27 and March 9, 2023.
| Characteristic | Social media users with positive COVID-19 test, n/N (%) | Initial sample, n/N (%) | US population, % | ||
| Gender | |||||
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Female | 511/946 (54.1) | 1247/2500 (49.9) | 50.5 | |
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Male | 423/946 (44.6) | 1228/2500 (49.1) | 49.5 | |
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Other or nonbinary | 12/946 (1.3) | 25/2500 (1) | —a | |
| Race | |||||
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Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander | 63/946 (6.7) | 160/2500 (6.4) | 6.4 | |
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Black or African American | 94/946 (9.8) | 343/2500 (13.7) | 13.6 | |
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White | 738/946 (78.2) | 1872/2500 (74.9) | 75.8 | |
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Other | 51/946 (5.4) | 125/2500 (5) | 4.2 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
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Hispanic | 217/946 (22.9) | 485/2500 (19.4) | 18.9 | |
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Non-Hispanic | 729/946 (77.1) | 2015/2500 (80.6) | 81.1 | |
| Education | |||||
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Less than college degree | 595/946 (62.9) | 1643/2500 (65.7) | 66.3 | |
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College degree or higher | 351/946 (37.1) | 857/2500 (34.3) | 33.7 | |
| Political affiliation (registered voters only) | |||||
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Democrat | 283/838 (33.8) | 737/2180 (33.8) | 33 | |
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Independent | 279/838 (33.3) | 789/2180 (36.2) | 38 | |
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Republican | 276/838 (32.9) | 654/2180 (30) | 29 | |
aNot available.