Table 6.
Characteristics of young adults in the United States (N=513) unwilling to be passively or actively digitally monitored for COVID-19.
| Factors | All others (n=388) | Unwilling (n=125) | P value | |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 20.6 (4) | 20.6 (4) | .69 | |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 182 (47) | 64 (51) | .59 | |
| Location, n (%) | .09 | |||
| Alaska/Hawaii | 4 (1) | 3 (2.4) | N/Aa | |
| Midwest | 77 (19.8) | 23 (18.4) | N/A | |
| Northeast | 96 (24.7) | 28 (22.4) | N/A | |
| Pacific | 48 (12.4) | 15 (12) | N/A | |
| South | 65 (16.7) | 15 (12) | N/A | |
| Southeast | 76 (19.6) | 24 (19.2) | N/A | |
| West | 22 (5.6) | 17 (13.6) | N/A | |
| Highest education, n (%) | .45 | |||
| Some high school | 17 (4.3) | 10 (0.1) | N/A | |
| High school | 100 (25.8) | 34 (27.2) | N/A | |
| Some college | 149 (38.4) | 49 (39.2) | N/A | |
| College | 95 (24.4) | 26 (20.8) | N/A | |
| Graduate school | 27 (6.9) | 6 (4.8) | N/A | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | .002 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 (0.1) | 3 (2.4) | N/A | |
| Asian | 68 (17.5) | 11 (8.8) | N/A | |
| Black/African American | 53 (13.7) | 7 (5.6) | N/A | |
| Hispanic/Latino or Spanish | 72 (18.6) | 24 (19.2) | N/A | |
| Multiethnic | 23 (5.9) | 16 (12.8) | N/A | |
| Native Hawaiian/Islander | 5 (1.2) | 5 (4) | N/A | |
| White | 164 (42.3) | 64 (51.2) | N/A | |
| Close friend or family member with COVID-19, n (%) | 140 (36.1) | 52 (41.6) | .32 | |
aN/A: not applicable.