Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents to a survey about COVID-19 knowledge (N = 1021), United States, February 28–March 2, 2020a
| Characteristic | Unweighted | Weightedb |
|---|---|---|
| No. (%)c | No. (%)c | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 514 (50) | 484 (48) |
| Female | 507 (50) | 516 (52) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18-24 | 107 (10) | 127 (13) |
| 25-34 | 154 (15) | 153 (15) |
| 35-49 | 255 (25) | 248 (25) |
| 50-64 | 283 (28) | 268 (26) |
| ≥65 | 222 (22) | 211 (21) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 722 (71) | 632 (63) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 95 (9) | 118 (12) |
| Hispanic | 123 (12) | 164 (16) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 81 (8) | 86 (9) |
| Education | ||
| ≥Bachelor degree | 417 (41) | 323 (33) |
| Some college | 282 (28) | 278 (28) |
| High school graduate | 258 (25) | 283 (28) |
| <High school graduate | 64 (6) | 106 (11) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||
| <25 000 | 119 (12) | 135 (14) |
| 25 000-49 999 | 158 (15) | 182 (18) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 328 (32) | 307 (31) |
| 100 000-149 999 | 197 (19) | 170 (17) |
| ≥150 000 | 219 (21) | 206 (21) |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 687 (67) | 656 (66) |
| Unemployed | 334 (33) | 344 (34) |
| Health insurance | ||
| Employer/union | 524 (51) | 484 (48) |
| Medicaid | 190 (19) | 183 (18) |
| Medicare/Veterans Affairs | 55 (5) | 69 (7) |
| Other | 71 (7) | 74 (7) |
| None | 62 (6) | 71 (7) |
| Unknown | 119 (12) | 120 (12) |
| Self-reported health status | ||
| Excellent/very good | 493 (48) | 467 (47) |
| Good | 322 (32) | 315 (31) |
| Fair/poor | 131 (13) | 139 (14) |
| Unknown | 75 (7) | 79 (8) |
| Geographic region | ||
| Midwest | 243 (24) | 208 (21) |
| South | 351 (34) | 379 (38) |
| West | 236 (23) | 238 (24) |
| Northeast | 191 (19) | 175 (18) |
| How much have you seen, read, or heard about the coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China? | ||
| A great deal | 380 (37) | 364 (36) |
| A fair amount | 512 (50) | 496 (50) |
| Not very much/nothing at all | 128 (13) | 139 (14) |
| Unknown | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
aData source: RTI International–funded survey on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
bSurvey weights were calculated to represent the US population based on estimates from the Current Population Survey.12
cSome percentages do not sum to 100 because of rounding.