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. 2021 Sep 15;4(9):e2124116. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24116

Table 2. Household and Community Risk Factors for TMA and IgG Positivity Among Farmworkers, Monterey County, 2020.

Attribute Individuals, No. (%)a
All enrolled (N = 1107) SARS-CoV-2 infection
TMA positive (n = 911) IgG positive (n = 1058)
Yes (n = 118) No (n = 793) Yes (n = 201) No (n = 857)
Type of housing
House 522 (47.2) 60 (13.5) 383 (86.5) 101 (20.6) 389 (79.4)
Apartment 481 (43.5) 48 (12.9) 324 (87.1) 85 (18.2) 383 (81.8)
Hotel or motel 37 (3.3) 6 (16.7) 30 (83.3) 5 (13.5) 32 (86.5)
Trailer or mobile home 43 (3.9) 3 (7.7) 36 (92.3) 8 (19.5) 33 (80.5)
Other 24 (2.2) 1 (4.8) 20 (95.2) 2 (9.1) 20 (90.9)
Household size
Mean (SD) 5.5 (2.5) 5.5 (2.4) 5.4 (2.3) 5.9 (2.6)b 5.4 (2.6)
0 others 12 (1.1) 2 (18.2) 9 (81.8) 3 (25.0)b 9 (75.0)
1-3 others 397 (35.9) 41 (12.4) 290 (87.6) 58 (15.3) 321 (84.7)
4-6 others 512 (46.3) 51 (12.3) 363 (87.7) 93 (19.1) 393 (80.9)
≥7 others 186 (16.8) 24 (15.5) 131 (84.5) 47 (26.0) 134 (74.0)
Children <18 y living in the home
No 277 (25.0) 28 (11.9) 207 (88.1) 43 (16.0)c 225 (84.0)
Yes 829 (74.9) 90 (13.3) 585 (86.7) 157 (19.9) 632 (80.1)
No answer 1 (0.1) 0 1 (100.0) 1 (100.0) 0
Children ≤5 y living in the home
No 699 (63.1) 79 (13.7) 498 (86.3) 110 (16.4)b 559 (83.6)
Yes 408 (36.9) 39 (11.7) 295 (88.3) 91 (23.4) 298 (76.6)
Children attending school or daycare
No 1018 (92.0) 105 (12.6) 726 (87.4) 184 (18.9) 792 (81.1)
Yes 85 (7.7) 12 (15.8) 64 (84.2) 16 (20.5) 62 (79.5)
No answer 4 (0.4) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0)
Living with unrelated roommates
No 901 (81.4) 93 (12.7) 639 (87.3) 156 (18.1)c 704 (81.9)
Yes 206 (18.6) 25 (14.0) 154 (86.0) 45 (22.7) 153 (77.3)
Living with other farmworkers
No 281 (25.4) 26 (11.6) 198 (88.4) 49 (18.4) 218 (81.6)
Yes 823 (74.3) 92 (13.5) 592 (86.5) 151 (19.2) 637 (80.8)
No answer 3 (0.3) 0 3 (100.0) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7)
Persons per bedroom
≤2 703 (63.5) 71 (12.3) 505 (87.7) 113 (17.0)b 553 (83.0)
>2 404 (36.5) 47 (14.0) 288 (86.0) 88 (22.4) 304 (77.6)
Access to washing machine at home
No 411 (37.1) 49 (14.2) 296 (85.8) 77 (19.5) 318 (80.5)
Yes 696 (62.9) 69 (12.2) 497 (87.8) 124 (18.7) 539 (81.3)
Left home for nonessential reasons during past 2 wk
No 957 (86.5) 104 (13.0) 693 (87.0) 169 (18.5) 745 (81.5)
Yes 144 (13.0) 12 (11.0) 97 (89.0) 29 (21.0) 109 (79.0)
No answer 6 (0.5) 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0) 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0)
Used public transportation or ride share services in past 2 wk
No 1039 (93.9) 113 (13.2)c 745 (86.8) 189 (19.1) 801 (80.9)
Yes 62 (5.6) 3 (6.3) 45 (93.8) 8 (14.5) 53 (85.5)
No answer 6 (0.5) 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0) 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0)
Attended social gatherings with nonhousehold members in past 2 wk
No 993 (89.7) 105 (12.8) 714 (87.2) 181 (19.1) 768 (80.9)
Yes 112 (10.1) 13 (14.4) 77 (85.6) 20 (18.5) 88 (81.5)
No answer 2 (0.2) 0 2 (100.0) 0 1 (100.0)
Attended indoor gatherings with nonhousehold members in past 2 wk
No 1046 (94.5) 109 (12.6)c 753 (87.4) 192 (19.2) 807 (80.8)
Yes 59 (5.3) 9 (19.1) 38 (80.9) 9 (15.5) 49 (84.5)
No answer 2 (0.2) 0 2 (100.0) 0 1 (100.0)
Face covering use while <6 ft away from others all of the time
No 85 (7.7) 4 (5.4)b 70 (94.6) 13 (16.0) 68 (84.0)
Yes 1022 (92.3) 114 (12.6) 723 (86.4) 188 (19.2) 789 (80.8)
Hand washing when returning home or after touching something all or most of the time
No 33 (3.0) 3 (11.1) 24 (88.9) 5 (16.1) 26 (83.9)
Yes 1074 (97.0) 115 (13.0) 769 (87.0) 196 (19.1) 831 (80.9)
Possible exposure to someone with COVID-19 at home in the past 2 wkd
No 986 (89.1) 79 (9.8)b 725 (90.2) 178 (18.8) 767 (81.2)
Yes 121 (10.9) 39 (36.4) 68 (63.6) 23 (20.4) 90 (79.6)
Possible exposure to someone with COVID-19 at home since the start of the pandemice
No 909 (82.1) 68 (9.2)b 675 (90.9) 152 (17.4)b 723 (82.6)
Yes 198 (17.9) 50 (29.8) 118 (70.2) 49 (26.8) 134 (73.2)

Abbreviations: IgG, immunoglobulin G; TMA, transcription-mediated amplification.

a

Missing entries were excluded from bivariate analyses.

b

P < .05.

c

P < .20.

d

Lived with someone who had COVID-19 symptoms or positive in the past 2 weeks.

e

Lived with someone who had COVID-19 symptoms or positive since the start of the pandemic.