Table 3.

Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic reported by animal slaughtering and processing industry workers (N=69), North Carolina, 2021–2022.

Impact	n (%)
Lost childcare	14 (88%)*
Family member died from COVID-19	11 (16%)
Someone in household lost job	9 (13%)
Lost eldercare	5 (7.4%)
Lost job	5 (7.2%)
Lost health insurance	4 (6.0%)
Gained health insurance	3 (4.5%)
Challenges with accessing…
Electricity or other utilities	17 (25%)
Rent or mortgage	15 (22%)
Transportation	10 (15%)
Healthcare	8 (12%)
Enough food	5 (7.4%)
Medication	4 (5.9%)
At least one of the above	28 (41%)

Note:

^*53 participants did not report on childcare; 3 on gaining health insurance; 2 on family member death from COVID-19, someone in household losing a job, and losing health insurance; 1 on electricity or other utilities, rent or mortgage, transportation, healthcare, food, medication, and losing eldercare.