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. 2021 Jul-Aug;19(4):293–301. doi: 10.1370/afm.2674

Table 1.

Participant Demographics (n = 5,948)

No. (%)
Age, y
Mean (SD)      56.27 (15.20)
Missing, No.      28
Sex
Male 1,883 (31.66)
Female 4,006 (67.35)
Non-binary      11 (0.18)
Prefer not to answer      31 (0.52)
Missing      17 (0.29)
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native      19 (0.32)
Asian      57 (0.96)
Black or African American      99 (1.66)
Hispanic or Latino      93 (1.56)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander         3 (0.05)
White 5,473 (92.01)
Prefer not to answer    188 (3.16)
Missing      16 (0.27)
Household and relations
Live with children aged <18 years
      Yes 1,468 (24.68)
      No 4,449 (74.80)
      Missing      31 (0.52)
Live with adults in home aged >70 years
      Yes 1,266 (21.28)
      No 4,654 (78.24)
      Missing      28 (0.47)
Have, or live with, someone that has impaired immunitya
      Yes 2,885 (48.50)
      No 3,044 (51.18)
      Missing      19 (0.32)
Have, or someone known has, been tested for or diagnosed with COVID-19
      Yes    691 (11.62)
      No 5,216 (87.69)
      Prefer not to answer      26 (0.44)
      Missing      15 (0.25)
Highest level of educational attainment
Did not finish high school      37 (0.62)
High school    740 (12.44)
Some college    977 (16.43)
Associate’s degree    659 (11.08)
Bachelor’s degree 1,677 (28.19)
Graduate degree 1,846 (31.04)
Missing      12 (0.20)
Vaccinations
Received a flu vaccine since Sept 1, 2019
      Yes 4,562 (76.70)
      No 1,301 (21.87)
      Would like to, but unable for medical reasons      76 (1.28)
      Missing         9 (0.15)
For those living with children aged < 18 years (n = 1,468), best description of the vaccination status of children in the home
      Received most or all recommended vaccines 1,403 (95.57)
      Would have received most or all recommended vaccinations, but unable to for medical reasons      19 (1.29)
      Received some recommended vaccinations      21 (1.43)
      Received only the vaccinations required to attend school         8 (0.54)
      Received none of the recommended vaccinations         6 (0.41)
      Missing      11 (0.75)
Nicotine use and exposure
I use nicotine products    460 (7.73)
I do not use nicotine products, but someone who lives in my home uses them    533 (8.96)
No person in my home uses nicotine products 4,932 (82.92)
Missing      23 (0.39)
Employment
Best description of current employment status
      Full-time employment (Employed) 2,384 (40.08)
      Part-time employment (Employed)    600 (10.09)
      Not employed, seeking employment      78 (1.31)
      Not employed, not seeking employment    362 (6.09)
      Not employed, full-time student      73 (1.23)
      Retired 2,288 (38.47)
      Prefer not to answer    150 (2.52)
      Missing      13 (0.22)
For those employed (n = 2,984), best description of work status related to COVID-19
      I have missed work, but will still be paid    581 (19.47)
      I have missed work, and will not be paid for my lost time    429 (14.38)
      I have not missed work 1,876 (62.87)
      Unsure      87 (2.92)
      Missing      11 (0.37)
For those employed (n = 2,984), best description of work location related to COVID-19
      I still go to my regular place of work    910 (30.50)
      I now work remotely for part of my time    226 (7.57)
      I now work remotely for most or all of my time 1,442 (48.32)
      Unsure    342 (11.46)
      Missing      64 (2.14)
For those employed (n = 2,984), how many days of work did you miss in calendar year 2019?
      Mean (SD)        5.59 (15.19)
      Missing, N    237
For those employed (n = 2,984), how many days of work do you think you will miss in calendar year 2020, including days missed between the beginning of the year and now?
      Mean (SD)      12.63 (25.01)
      Missing, N    331
Primary language spoken in the home
English 5,858 (98.49)
Spanish      22 (0.37)
Other      28 (0.47)
Prefer to not answer      28 (0.47)
Missing      12 (0.20)
Do you work in the medical profession?
Yes    946 (15.90)
No 4,966 (83.49)
Missing      36 (0.61)
Risk status
Age, y
<60 3,057 (51.40)
≥60 2,863 (48.13)
Missing      28 (0.47)
Diagnoses and conditions
Ever diagnosed with heart disease
      Yes    946 (15.90)
      No 4,970 (83.56)
      Missing      32 (0.54)
Ever diagnosed with diabetes
      Yes    912 (15.33)
      No 5,012 (84.26)
      Missing      24 (0.40)
Ever diagnosed with lung disease
      Yes    835 (14.04)
      No 5,075 (85.32)
      Missing      38 (0.64)
Immunosuppression
      Yes 1,296 (21.79)
      No 4,619 (77.66)
      Missing      33 (0.55)
COVID-19 risk stratab
      Low 1,926 (32.38)
      High 3,981 (66.93)
      Missing      41 (0.69)

Note: Categorical measures are reported as frequency (percent). Continuous measures are summarized as mean (SD).

a

For example, chronic lung disease, renal disease, chronic hypertension, diabetes, or active cancer.

b

High risk defined as age ≥60 years or any “Yes” response to any of the 4 diagnoses and/or conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, or immunocompromised). To be classified as high risk, the union of any of these definition components could be missing responses as long as at least one of the specified criteria were met. Low risk defined as age <60 years and responded “No” to all 4 diagnoses and conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and immunocompromised). To be classified as low risk, all definition components must be nonmissing with all responses meeting the intersection of all low-risk criteria.