TABLE 2. Parental attitudes and concerns about risks and benefits of school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts of COVID–19 on student academic and health-related outcomes, by race/ethnicity — ENGINE Insights, United States, 2020.
| Question and response | Racial/Ethnic group, % (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall* | White, non-Hispanic* | Black, non-Hispanic* | Hispanic or Latino* | Other,† non-Hispanic* | |
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How much do you agree or disagree with the following?
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Schools should reopen for all students in the fall
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| Strongly/Somewhat agree |
56.5 (52.8–60.3) |
62.3 (57.7–66.9) |
46.0 (35.0–57.0)§ |
50.2 (41.5–58.8)§ |
52.6 (39.1–66.1) |
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I would rather homeschool my child until a COVID-19 vaccine is available
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| Strongly/Somewhat agree |
73.3 (70.0–76.6) |
69.8 (65.5–74.2) |
75.6 (66.2–85.0) |
82.4 (75.8–88.9)§ |
64.7 (51.6–77.8)¶ |
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The overall experience of being in school is more important for students, despite ongoing COVID-19 concerns around the country
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| Strongly/Somewhat agree |
61.8 (58.1–65.5) |
67.6 (63.2–72.0) |
56.5 (45.4–67.7) |
53.9 (45.3–62.5)§ |
53.4 (39.9–67.0)§ |
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Even if measures are put in place, I am concerned about students following through and fully complying with social distancing and mask wearing mandates
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| Strongly/Somewhat agree |
85.7 (83.1–88.4) |
85.2 (81.9–88.6) |
91.9 (86.6–97.2)¶ |
80.6 (73.6–87.5) |
96.9 (92.5–100.0)§,¶ |
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Thinking about this upcoming school year, how concerned are you about the following?
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The quality of your children’s education being negatively impacted by the COVID–19 pandemic
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| Very/Somewhat concerned |
89.4 (87.1–91.8) |
90.9 (88.2–93.7) |
89.3 (82.9–95.8) |
84.9 (78.8–91.0) |
93.4 (87.6–99.2) |
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School reopening safely in the fall
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| Very/Somewhat concerned |
87.8 (85.4–90.3) |
86.0 (82.7–89.3) |
93.5 (88.6–98.3)§ |
86.0 (80.1–91.8) |
98.8 (96.3–100.0)§,¶ |
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The potential disruption to your daily routines if virtual (at–home) learning becomes necessary
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| Very/Somewhat concerned |
77.4 (74.1–80.6) |
78.6 (74.5–82.5) |
78.8 (70.0–87.6) |
71.8 (63.9–79.6) |
84.7 (75.2–94.2) |
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Your child contracting COVID–19 as a result of attending school
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| Very/Somewhat concerned |
86.3 (83.7–88.9) |
84.1 (80.6–87.6) |
92.6 (87.4–97.8)§ |
85.5 (79.4–91.6) |
95.6 (90.6–100.0)§,¶ |
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Your child bringing COVID–19 home as a result of attending school
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| Very/Somewhat concerned | 86.3 (83.8–88.9) | 84.5 (81.0–87.9) | 92.7 (87.3–98.2)§ | 86.2 (80.4–92.0) | 89.4 (80.9–98.0) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
* Weighted.
† Other, non-Hispanic includes participants who identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, multiracial, and other.
§ p≤0.05 compared with White, non-Hispanic.
¶ p≤0.05 compared with Hispanic.