Table 3. COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impacts for All Participants and by Race/Ethnicity.
| COVID-19 family exposure | No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black | Hispanic/Latinx | White | ||
| Stopped working temporarily | 6074 (18.9) | 1205 (19.5) | 2115 (25.4) | 1487 (13.7) |
| Permanently lost job | 2688 (8.3) | 570 (9.2) | 803 (9.7) | 742 (6.9) |
| Kept working outside of home | 14 208 (44.1) | 2886 (46.8) | 4606 (55.4) | 3785 (35.0) |
| Health care practitioner | 4052 (12.6) | 896 (14.5) | 835 (10.0) | 1264 (11.7) |
| Cut back hours | 7313 (22.7) | 1114 (18.1) | 2222 (26.7) | 2389 (22.1) |
| Moved out of home | 184 (0.6) | 48 (0.8) | 60 (0.7) | 30 (0.3) |
| Lost health insurance | 634 (2.0) | 133 (2.2) | 200 (2.4) | 145 (1.3) |
| Family income decreased | 10 577 (32.8) | 1647 (26.7) | 3257 (39.1) | 3360 (31.0) |
| Difficulty | ||||
| Getting other essentials | 4308 (13.4) | 1296 (21.0) | 1475 (17.7) | 628 (5.8) |
| Getting medicine | 1102 (3.4) | 369 (6.0) | 335 (4.0) | 128 (1.2) |
| Getting health care | 1728 (5.4) | 450 (7.3) | 497 (6.0) | 326 (3.0) |
| Getting food | 1881 (5.8) | 571 (9.3) | 661 (7.9) | 239 (2.2) |
| Getting face masks, sanitizer, or other products | 9461 (29.4) | 2197 (35.6) | 3268 (39.3) | 2079 (19.2) |
| Could not pay | ||||
| Rent | 1840 (5.7) | 433 (7.0) | 800 (9.6) | 256 (2.4) |
| Bills | 2496 (7.7) | 694 (11.3) | 988 (11.9) | 325 (3.0) |
| Children took on job outside of home | 275 (0.9) | 57 (0.9) | 101 (1.2) | 44 (0.4) |
| Children assumed childcare responsibilities | 1983 (6.2) | 422 (6.8) | 605 (7.3) | 487 (4.5) |
| Someone in family | ||||
| Was exposed to COVID-19 | 4746 (14.7) | 949 (15.4) | 1469 (17.7) | 1378 (12.7) |
| Had COVID-19 symptoms or was diagnosed | 3407 (10.6) | 829 (13.4) | 1268 (15.2) | 715 (6.6) |
| Died of COVID-19 | 1403 (4.4) | 521 (8.4) | 481 (5.8) | 175 (1.6) |
| Overall CEFIS score, mean (SD)a | 2.5 (2.2) | 2.8 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.3) | 1.8 (1.8) |
Abbreviation: CEFIS, COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scale.
a
Range, 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating more exposure.