Table 2.
Rates of Health-Related Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities Prepandemic and Early in the Pandemic (N = 3166)
| Prepandemic (overall), % | Early in the pandemic, % |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsmoker (n = 2280) | Smoker (n = 886) | Total | |||
| ≥1 HRSV | 51.9 | 53.7 | 79.9 | 60.5 | <0.001 |
| Financial strain | 34.2 | 52.1 | 77.3 | 58.7 | <0.001 |
| Food insecurity | 37.2 | 45.7 | 72.9 | 52.8 | <0.001 |
| Housing instability | 10.1 | 11.2 | 27.5 | 15.5 | <0.001 |
| Interpersonal violence | 8.7 | 13.8 | 32.0 | 18.6 | <0.001 |
| Utilities difficulties | 10.4 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 11.2 | <0.001 |
| Transportation difficulties | 15.8 | 17.6 | 39.3 | 23.3 | <0.001 |
Calibration weights were utilized and were generated based on the following variables: age group, race, education, income, and region.
HRSV, health-related socioeconomic vulnerability.