Table 1.
Parent and family demographics and COVID-19-related factors in a sample of US parents with a child 5–18 years of age (N = 433).
| Parent and family demographics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 40.4 ± 7.4 | |
| Female sex (%) | 94.5 | |
| Race (%) | ||
| Asian | 3.9 | |
| African American | 6.7 | |
| Caucasian/White | 84.8 | |
| Other | 6.7 | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino (%) | 88.5 | |
| Married or living with domestic partner (%) | 77.4 | |
| Education (%) | ||
| Some college or less | 34.2 | |
| Associates or bachelor's degree | 39.0 | |
| Some graduate training or more | 26.8 | |
| Family income < $50,000/year (%) | 47.8 | |
| Insurance (%) | ||
| Medicaid | 35.8 | |
| Private insurance | 58.2 | |
| None | 6.0 | |
| # children in the home (mean ± SD) | 2.2 ± 1.2 | |
| # adults in the home (mean ± SD) | 2.1 ± 0.8 | |
| COVID-19-related factors | May 2020 | Sept 2020 |
| Family diagnosis of COVID-19 (%) | 10.4 | 18.7 |
| Parent worked outside the home (%) | 51.3 | 33.0 |
| Decreased family incomea (%) | 58.9 | 39.7 |
| Filed for or received unemployment benefits (%) | 36.0 | 19.2 |
a
Decreased family income reported in May 2020 was relative to before COVID-19. Decreased family income in September 2020 was relative to May 2020.