TABLE 1.
Sub‐sample means for selected explanatory variables by MSA status and size
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non‐metro | MSA Pop. 100−250 K | MSA Pop. 250−500 K | MSA Pop. 500 K−1 M | MSA Pop. 1–2.5 M | MSA Pop. 2.5−5 M | MSA Pop. 5 M+ | |
| Individual characteristics | |||||||
| Age | 49.35 | 47.74 | 47.07 | 46.83 | 46.21 | 45.91 | 45.80 |
| Female | 0.513 | 0.520 | 0.520 | 0.517 | 0.518 | 0.512 | 0.517 |
| Hispanic | 0.067 | 0.106 | 0.159 | 0.170 | 0.135 | 0.178 | 0.268 |
| Black | 0.079 | 0.098 | 0.113 | 0.098 | 0.138 | 0.100 | 0.165 |
| Asian | 0.009 | 0.026 | 0.028 | 0.050 | 0.062 | 0.095 | 0.100 |
| Native American | 0.019 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.002 |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.002 |
| Two or more races | 0.014 | 0.014 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.011 |
| High School Diploma | 0.367 | 0.311 | 0.295 | 0.281 | 0.264 | 0.237 | 0.245 |
| Some College | 0.284 | 0.291 | 0.291 | 0.276 | 0.268 | 0.266 | 0.233 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 0.202 | 0.277 | 0.290 | 0.321 | 0.360 | 0.389 | 0.388 |
| Married | 0.539 | 0.526 | 0.507 | 0.510 | 0.506 | 0.505 | 0.494 |
| Has Kids in Household | 0.326 | 0.338 | 0.346 | 0.351 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 0.374 |
| Local area characteristics | |||||||
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate March | −4.54 | −4.49 | −4.23 | −3.87 | −3.62 | −3.38 | −2.77 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate April | −2.43 | −2.55 | −2.39 | −2.22 | −2.15 | −1.83 | −1.05 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate May | −2.18 | −2.38 | −2.24 | −2.19 | −2.17 | −1.82 | −1.19 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate June | −1.97 | −2.07 | −1.66 | −1.59 | −1.56 | −1.52 | −1.39 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate July | −1.15 | −1.10 | −0.80 | −0.81 | −0.68 | −0.88 | −0.91 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate August | −1.01 | −1.14 | −0.97 | −1.04 | −1.01 | −1.11 | −1.07 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate September | −0.97 | −1.16 | −1.00 | −1.20 | −1.18 | −1.44 | −1.34 |
| Ln COVID‐19 Rate October | −0.37 | −0.68 | −0.64 | −0.75 | −0.82 | −0.97 | −0.94 |
| % Occ. Can Work from Home | 29.08 | 34.36 | 35.88 | 38.56 | 42.10 | 44.97 | 43.89 |
| % Employed in Agriculture | 5.92 | 2.11 | 2.35 | 1.52 | 0.68 | 0.46 | 0.24 |
| % Employed in Mining | 1.11 | 0.86 | 0.63 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.40 |
| % Employed in Construction | 7.40 | 6.70 | 6.89 | 7.17 | 6.87 | 6.64 | 7.08 |
| % Emp. Wholesale/Retail | 13.38 | 13.91 | 13.66 | 13.83 | 13.21 | 12.82 | 12.84 |
| % Emp. Transport./Utilities | 5.38 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 5.32 | 5.15 | 6.25 |
| % Emp. Professional Services | 11.88 | 15.16 | 17.20 | 19.60 | 22.57 | 25.17 | 25.31 |
| % Emp. Education/Health | 23.06 | 24.85 | 23.66 | 23.49 | 22.05 | 21.86 | 21.57 |
| % Emp. Leisure/Hospitality | 8.01 | 9.74 | 9.92 | 9.26 | 10.24 | 9.27 | 9.24 |
| % Emp. Other Services | 4.59 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 4.82 | 4.68 | 4.77 | 5.30 |
| % Emp. Public Admin. | 5.34 | 5.29 | 4.78 | 4.74 | 4.55 | 4.31 | 4.23 |
The sample includes 1,156,146 individuals age 16 and over in the 2019–2020 April–October CPS.