Table 1.
Characteristics of survey participants by work categories before and during the COVID-19 shutdown
| Working Status Prior to and During the COVID-19 Shutdown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Sample (%) | Did not work outside home prior to shutdown % (n) | Switched to working remotely during shutdown % (n) | Continued working outside home during shutdown % (n) | p-value | |
| N = 259 | N = 59 | N = 111 | N = 89 | ||
| Age | <0.001 | ||||
| 18–34 | 11 | 3 (2/59) | 12 (14/111) | 15 (13/89) | |
| 35–44 | 26 | 9 (5/59) | 30 (33/111) | 31 (28/89) | |
| 45–64 | 49 | 46 (27/59) | 49 (54/111) | 53 (47/89) | |
| 65 and older | 14 | 42 (25/59) | 9 (10/111) | 1 (1/89) | |
| Gender, Female | 80 | 85 (49/59) | 88 (97/111) | 67 (58/89) | <0.001 |
| Race, Caucasian | 95 | 97 (56/58) | 93 (102/110) | 95 (84/88) | 0.96 |
| Health Condition Present | 46 | 63 (37/59) | 44 (49/111) | 37 (33/89) | 0.008 |
| Moderate/Severe Asthma | 7 | 10 (6/59) | 6 (7/111) | 6 (5/89) | |
| Chronic Lung Disease | 2 | 2 (1/59) | 0 (0/111) | 3 (3/89) | |
| Diabetes | 11 | 27 (16/59) | 6 (7/111) | 7 (6/89) | |
| Obesity | 32 | 41 (24/59) | 31 (34/111) | 28 (25/89) | |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 8 | 17 (10/59) | 6 (7/111) | 6 (5/89) | |
| Immunocompromised | 8 | 15 (9/59) | 7 (8/111) | 3 (3/89) | |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | 1 | 2 (1/59) | 1 (1/111) | 0 (0/89) | |
| Income | 0.24 | ||||
| <$50,000 | 22 | 29 (14/48) | 19 (19/99) | 20 (17/84) | |
| $50,000 – $99,999 | 37 | 42 (20/48) | 32 (32/99) | 39 (33/84) | |
| ≥ $100,000 | 41 | 29 (14/48) | 49 (48/99) | 41 (34/84) | |
Note: P-values based on chi-square test of independence, comparing the three working categories: Did not work outside home prior to COVID-19, switched to working remotely, and continued working outside home.