Table 1.

Prevalence of High-Risk Characteristics for Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Who Work Directly with Patients, by Occupation Category (n = 1814)

	Doctors and other clinicians (n = 252)	PA/NP, therapists, and others with Master’s degree (n = 151)	Nurses, nutritionists, and others with Bachelor’s degree (n = 433)	LPNs, EMTs, and others with less than a Bachelor’s degree (n = 462)	Home health aides, medical assistants, and other support roles (n = 516)
	Weighted % (95% CI)	Weighted % (95% CI)	Weighted % (95% CI)	Weighted % (95% CI)	Weighted % (95% CI)	p value
1 or more high-risk comorbidity	29.6 (23.5–36.4)	25.4 (18.5–33.8)	32.1 (26.9–37.7)	45.5 (39.7–51.5)	41.2 (36.2–46.4)	< .000
Age ≥ 65 years old	9.2 (6.3–13.3)	1.5 (0.7–3.5)	4.3 (2.7–6.8)	3.0 (1.8–4.9)	3.2 (2.0–5.1)	< .000
1 or more high-risk comorbidity or age ≥ 65	32.4 (26.1–39.4)	26.6 (19.6–35.0)	33.8 (28.7–39.4)	46.8 (40.9–52.7)	42.6 (37.5–47.8)	< .000

PA physician assistant, NP nurse practitioner, LPN licensed practical nurse, EMT emergency medical technician. Of individuals in the health care sector who worked directly with patients, 14.8% were doctors or other clinicians; 8.4% were physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists, or others with Master’s degrees; 24.4% were nurses, nutritionists, or others with Bachelor’s degrees; 24.6% were licensed practical nurses, EMTs, or others with less than a Bachelor’s degree; and 27.9% were home health aides or medical assistants. Analyses were weighted and accounted for the NHIS complex sampling design