Table 4. Responses to questions about potential problems adhering to public health recommendations, by household income, and race/ethnicity*.
| Question |
Total |
Household income |
|
Race/ethnicity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <$25K |
$25–49.9K |
$50–74.9K |
>$75K |
White (non-Hispanic) |
Black (non-Hispanic) |
Hispanic |
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| All respondents |
|||||||||
| n = 1,697 | n = 226 | n = 366 | n = 300 | n = 501 | n = 1,345 | n = 133 | n = 114 | ||
| If public health officials recommended, would not be able to take care of sick household member for 7–10 d at home | 13 | 19† | 16† | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 15 | |
| Do not have someone who could care for you at home if you were sick |
24 |
36‡ |
25§ |
22 |
15 |
|
23 |
34¶ |
20 |
| If asked to stay home 7–10 d, likely that: | |||||||||
| You or a member of your household might lose pay and have money problems | 48 | 57§ | 58§ | 49§ | 35 | 43 | 68# | 66# | |
| You or a member of your household might be unable to get the health care or prescription drugs that you need | 43 | 57‡ | 43§ | 38 | 35 | 41 | 52# | 49 | |
| You or a member of your household might lose your job or business as a result of having to stay home | 27 |
41‡ |
30§ |
24§ |
14 |
|
20 |
41# |
53# |
| Employed respondents |
|||||||||
| n = 1,101 |
n = 91 |
n = 224 |
n = 224 |
n = 406 |
|
n = 855 |
n = 87 |
n = 79 |
|
| Would be a serious financial problem if had to stay home from work for 7–10 d | 25 | 56‡ | 29† | 15 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 37# | |
| Would be a serious financial problem if had to stay home from work for 1 mo | 57 | 84‡ | 69† | 50§ | 37 | 53 | 65# | 68# | |
| Would be a serious financial problem if had to stay home from work for 3 mo | 76 | 93‡ | 84† | 71 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 88# | |
| If had to stay home for 1 mo, would not be able to work from home for that long |
69 |
85† |
79§ |
71§ |
55 |
|
67 |
77 |
77 |
| If you had to stay away from work, you: | |||||||||
| Would still get paid | 35 | 14 | 25 | 47** | 51** | 39†† | 29 | 22 | |
| Would not get paid | 42 | 64† | 57† | 30 | 18 | 41 | 48 | 55 | |
| Don’t know | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | |
*From the Harvard School of Public Health, Pandemic Influenza Survey, 2006. Numbers represent percentage responding “yes” to each question. †Statistically higher proportion than $50–74.9K and >$75K. ‡Statistically higher proportion than $25–49.9K, $50–74.9K, and >$75K. §Statistically higher proportion than >$75K. ¶Statistically higher proportion than whites and Hispanics. #Statistically higher proportion than whites. **Statistically higher proportion than <$25K and $25–49.9K. ††Statistically higher proportion than Hispanics.