Table 2.
Thanksgiving travel, activity and SARS-CoV-2 testing history among 7770 adults sampled across 10 US states from December 4–18, 2020.
| Thanksgiving at home with household members only | Thanksgiving at home with ≥ 1 non-household member | Traveled outside the home for Thanksgiving | p value | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 3652 | n = 2063 | n = 2055 | n = 7770 | ||
| Mode of Thanksgiving travel | − | − | − | <0.001 | − |
| Car | − | − | 1750 (90.2) | − | |
| RV | − | − | 28 (1.66) | − | |
| Train/bus | − | − | 72 (4.12) | − | |
| Plane | − | − | 72 (3.39) | − | |
| Boat | − | − | 11 (0.66) | − | |
| Median size of Thanksgiving dinner (IQR) | 2 (1, 3) | 4 (3, 7) | 6 (3, 9) | <0.001 | 3 (1,6) |
| COVID-19 symptomsa | 235 (6.40) | 178 (9.34) | 344 (16.1) | <0.001 | 757 (9.69) |
| Tested for SARS-CoV-2a | 313 (8.59) | 227 (10.9) | 470 (21.8) | <0.001 | 1010 (12.6) |
| Tested positive for SARS-CoV-2a,b | 41 (13.3) | 47 (25.5) | 185 (41.2) | <0.001 | 273 (28.6) |
| SARS-CoV-2 positivity in household membersa | − | − | − | <0.001 | − |
| None | 3225 (97.5) | 1790 (93.0) | 1582 (87.5) | 6,597 (93.7) | |
| One | 51 (1.47) | 71 (3.73) | 164 (7.69) | 286 (3.67) | |
| More than one | 31 (1.06) | 61 (3.31) | 93 (4.83) | 185 (2.64) | |
| Median visits to grocery store/pharmacy (IQR)a | 2 (1, 4) | 2 (1, 4) | 3 (2, 4) | <0.001 | 2 (1, 4) |
| Median number of non-essential activities in prior 2 weeks, (IQR)a,c | 1 (0, 2) | 2 (1, 6) | 4 (2, 10) | <0.001 | 2 (0, 5) |
| Median hours spent visiting with friends and family (IQR)a | 0 (0, 2) | 3 (0, 10) | 6 (2, 18) | <0.001 | 0 (0, 8) |
| Masking when visiting with friends and familya,d | − | − | − | <0.001 | − |
| Never | 289 (28.6) | 410 (35.9) | 595 (39.2) | 1294 (35.2) | |
| Sometimes | 536 (51.1) | 636 (51.3) | 827 (50.1) | 1999 (50.8) | |
| Always | 215 (20.3) | 163 (12.8) | 176 (10.8) | 554 (14.1) |
Numbers may not sum to total if there were participants who elected not to answer a given question. P values from Kruskal–Wallis tests for continuous variables and chi-squared tests for categorical variables using unweighted estimates.
IQR, interquartile range.
aReflect behaviors in the prior 2 weeks.
bAmong persons who received a SARS-CoV-2 PCR test in the prior 2 weeks.
cNon-essential activities included bars, restaurants, visits with friends/families, theatres, stadiums, fitness activities, gym visits and church.
dAmong 3889 persons who reported visiting with friends or family either outdoors or indoors in the prior 2 weeks.