Table 2.
Characteristics of facility-wide survey participants (n=361) – Atlanta, August 2020
| Median age in years (IQR) | 61 (52 - 70) |
| Female | 187 (51.8%) |
| Race | |
| Black or African American | 317 (87.8%) |
| White | 25 (6.9%) |
| Other | 11 (3.0%) |
| Asian | 8 (2.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 (0.6%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (0.3%) |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 14 (3.9%) |
| Residence | |
| House or apartment | 345 (95.6%) |
| Other | 13 (3.6%) |
| Nursing home | 3 (0.8%) |
| New or worsened symptoms in the past 14 days10 | |
| Any Symptoms | 165 (47%) |
| Rhinorrhea | 47 (13%) |
| Cough | 40 (11.1%) |
| Headache | 39 (10.8%) |
| Diarrhea | 33 (9.1%) |
| Shortness of breath | 32 (8.8%) |
| Malaise | 31 (8.6%) |
| Body aches | 27 (7.5%) |
| Dizziness | 26 (7.2%) |
| Fatigue | 25 (6.9%) |
| Nausea / Vomiting | 22 (6.1%) |
| Lethargy/Confusion | 12 (3.3%) |
| Chills | 12 (3.3%) |
| Sore throat | 10 (2.8%) |
| Loss of taste | 6 (1.7%) |
| Subjective fever | 3 (0.8%) |
| Loss of smell | 3 (0.8%) |
| Reported always wearing a cloth face covering (or facemask) in public settings | 341 (94.5%) |
| Exposures in the past 14 days | |
| Visited another healthcare setting | 133 (36.8%) |
| Attended any gatherings of greater than 10 people | 19 (5.3%) |
| Traveled outside metro Atlanta but within US | 14 (3.9%) |
| Reported community exposure to individual with COVID-19 | 8 (2.2%) |
| Reported household exposure to individual with COVID-19 | 6 (1.7%) |
| Worked in a healthcare setting | 4 (1.1%) |
| Traveled outside the US | 0 (0%) |