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. 2021 Apr 19;30(4):514–524. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8964

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics among Frontline Workers, Nonfrontline Workers, and Overall Sample

  FL (n = 771), n (%) NFL (n = 1,035), n (%) Overall (N = 1,806), n (%)
Race/ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 423 (54.9) 603 (58.3) 1,026 (56.8)
 Black, non-Hispanic 25 (3.2) 31 (3.0) 56 (3.1)
 Asian, non-Hispanic 142 (18.4) 151 (14.6) 293 (16.2)
 Hispanic/Latinx 67 (8.7) 86 (8.3) 153 (8.5)
 Other, non-Hispanic or unknown 21 (14.8) 22 (15.8) 43 (15.4)
Age (mean ± SD)a 42.4 ± 6.0 42.7 ± 6.7 42.6 ± 6.4
Number of children (median, IQR)b 2 (2–3) 2 (2–3) 2 (2–3)
Age of childrenb
 Preschool (<6 years)* 331 (42.9) 496 (47.9) 827 (45.8)
 Elementary age (6–10 years)* 345 (44.7) 404 (39.0) 749 (41.5)
 Middle/high school age (11–18 years) 237 (30.7) 279 (27.0) 516 (28.6)
 Adult children (19+ years) 65 (8.4) 100 (9.7) 165 (9.1)
 Pregnancy/no children* 21 (2.7) 14 (1.4) 35 (1.9)
 Missing 81 (10.5) 121 (11.7) 202 (11.2)
Employed**
 Full-time 593 (76.9) 687 (66.4) 1,280 (70.9)
 Part-time 90 (11.7) 197 (19.0) 287 (15.9)
 Unemployed 5 (0.6) 17 (1.6) 22 (1.2)
 Prefer not to answer or missing 83 (10.8) 134 (12.9) 217 (12.0)
Clinical practice typec
 Inpatient, in-person (hospital)** 507 (65.8) 303 (29.3) 810 (44.9)
 Outpatient, in-person (clinic) 400 (51.9) 564 (51.9) 964 (53.4)
 Inpatient, via telehealth 49 (6.4) 74 (7.4) 123 (6.8)
 Outpatient, via telehealth** 376 (48.8) 667 (64.4) 1,043 (57.8)
 No direct patient care** 3 (0.4) 142 (13.7) 145 (8.0)
*

Significant differences between groups: p < 0.05.

**

Significant differences between groups: p < 0.001.

a

Calculated from 1,762 participant responses; Missing: n = 44.

b

Calculated from 1,604 participant responses; Missing: n = 202.

c

Clinical practice setting in the last 2 weeks; categories not mutually exclusive.

FL, frontline worker; IQR, interquartile range; NFL, nonfrontline worker; SD, standard deviation.