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. 2021 Jul 9;16(7):e0254127. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254127

Table 1. County-level high dimensional regression models assessing racial disparities in COVID-19 death, January 21st–December 31st 2020.

Dependent Variable: Σ Cumulative Daily Death Count Dependent Variable: Δ Daily Death Count Changes
Model (1) Model (2) Model (3) Model (4) Model (5) Model (6)
Percentage African-American 0.754*** 0.754*** 0.745*** 0.002** 0.002** 0.002**
(0.109) (0.109) (0.110) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
Percentage Hispanic 0.336** 0.336** 0.330** 0.005** 0.005** 0.004**
(0.147) (0.147) (0.144) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
Percentage Asian -0.966*** -0.966*** -0.878*** -0.011*** -0.011*** -0.006**
(0.264) (0.264) (0.274) (0.002) (0.002) (0.002)
Percentage Multi-Race -0.336* -0.337* -0.372* -0.004** -0.004** -0.004**
(0.179) (0.179) (0.172) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
Percentage White 0.142 0.142 0.179 0.002 0.002 0.002*
(0.171) (0.171) (0.164) (0.002) (0.002) (0.001)
Constant 36.612*** 36.613*** 42.435*** 0.471*** 0.471*** 0.601***
(9.586) (9.587) (10.498) (0.080) (0.080) (0.088)
Control Variables - - - -
Date-Fixed Effects - -
R2 0.074 0.409 0.410 0.001 0.101 0.102
Observation N 1,087,132 1,087,132 1,087,132 1,087,132 1,087,132 1,087,132
County N 3,142 3,142 3,142 3,142 3,142 3,142
Date N 346 346 346 346 346 346

Data begins with first U.S. confirmed case on January 21, 2020 in Snohomish County, WA.

COVID-19 Data: The New York Times from January 21-December 31, 2020 [43].

Demographic Data: 2015–2019 American Community Survey Estimates [44].

All models specified with county panel-corrected clustered standard errors.

Models estimated using the reghdfe Stata package.

*ρ < 0.1;

**ρ < 0.05;

***ρ < 0.01