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. 2020 Sep 1;35(11):3406–3408. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06156-8

Table 1.

Weighted Sample Characteristics of Week 7 of US Census Household Pulse Survey (n = 73,472)

Mean ± SE/%
Age 48.09 ± 0.20
Sex
  Female 51.6
Race/ethnicity
  Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race) 16.9
  White alone, not Hispanic 62.8
  Black alone, not Hispanic 11.2
  Asian alone, not Hispanic 5.0
  Two or more races + other races, not Hispanic 4.1
Income
  Less than $25,000 16.5
  $25,000–$34,999 12.0
  $35,000–$49,999 12.5
  $50,000–$74,999 18.1
  $75,000–$99,999 12.9
  $100,000–$149,999 14.8
  $150,000–$199,999 6.4
  $200,000 and above 6.7
Education
  Bachelor’s degree or higher 30.4
Employment loss, past 7 days
  Yes 47.8
Marital status
  Not married 55.1
Medical care avoidance
Delayed medical care due to coronavirus, 4 weeks
  Yes 41.0
Needed non-coronavirus medical care but did not get it, past 4 weeks
  Yes 32.2
Mental health symptoms
Nervous, anxious, or on edge, past 7 days§
  Any days 65.0
Not being able to stop or control worrying, past 7 days
  Any days 56.1
Little interest or pleasure in doing things, past 7 days
  Any days 53.3
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless, past 7 days#
  Any days 52.2

June 11–June 16, 2020

†“At any time in the last 4 weeks, did you DELAY getting medical care because of the coronavirus pandemic?”

‡“At any time in the last 4 weeks, did you need medical care for something other than coronavirus, but DID NOT GET IT because of the coronavirus pandemic?”

§“Over the last 7 days, how often have you been bothered by the following problems ... Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?”

“Over the last 7 days, how often have you been bothered by the following problems ... Not being able to stop or control worrying?”

“Over the last 7 days, how often have you been bothered by ... having little interest or pleasure in doing things?”

#“Over the last 7 days, how often have you been bothered by ... feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?”