TABLE 3. Parental attitudes and concerns about school reopening strategies and mask mandates, by race/ethnicity — ENGINE Insights, United States, 2020.
| Questions and responses | 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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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, how comfortable would you be with the following:
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Your children’s school(s) reopening at full capacity in the fall
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| Very comfortable/Somewhat comfortable |
52.7 (48.9–56.4) |
57.1 (52.4–61.8) |
43.0 (32.0–53.9)§ |
53.3 (44.7–61.9) |
32.5 (20.1–44.9) §,¶ |
|
Your children’s school(s) reopening at 50% capacity in the fall, with the other 50% dedicated to virtual learning
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| Very comfortable/Somewhat comfortable |
66.2 (62.6–69.8) |
67.9 (63.5–72.4) |
58.2 (47.1–69.3) |
67.1 (59.0–75.2) |
64.8 (52.1–77.6) |
|
Your children’s school(s) reopening in the fall exclusively with virtual learning
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| Very comfortable/Somewhat comfortable |
69.7 (66.2–73.2) |
69.1 (64.7–73.6) |
73.3 (63.7–82.9) |
69.8 (61.8–77.9) |
66.7 (53.9–79.6) |
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When school resumes in the fall, do you believe wearing masks/facial coverings should be mandated for everyone (both students and staff)?
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| Yes, at all times | 68.3 (64.8–71.8) | 62.5 (57.9–67.1) | 73.1 (63.4–82.7) | 79.5 (72.7–86.4)§ | 66.9 (54.2–79.5)§ |
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.