Table 1. Characteristics of adult patients (≥18 years old) hospitalized with COVID-19 and available geocoding information—COVID-NET catchment areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020.

Characteristic	n (%)
	N = 16,000
Age group (years)
18–29 years	638 (4.0)
30–39 years	1,223 (7.6)
40–49 years	1,899 (11.9)
50–64 years	4,752 (29.7)
≥65 years	7,488 (46.8)
Sex
Male	8,497 (53.1)
Female	7,502 (46.9)
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	2,800 (18.2)
White, NH	5,353 (34.8)
Black, NH	5,572 (36.3)
American Indian/Alaska Native, NH	98 (0.6)
Asian or Pacific Islander, NH	700 (4.6)
Multiracial, NH	35 (0.2)
Unknown or Missing	1,442 (9.0)
Percentage of persons living below federal poverty level in census tracts of residence (Quartile, %)
Highest quartile, high-poverty tracts (>15.2%–83.2%)	4,473 (28.0)
Second quartile (>8.6%–15.2%)	4,279 (26.7)
Third quartile (>4.9%–8.6%)	3,950 (24.7)
Lowest quartile, low-poverty tracts (0%–4.9%)	3,285 (20.5)
Unknown	13 (<0.1)
Percentage of service-industry workers in census tracts of residence (Quartile, %)
Highest quartile (>22.3%–58.3%)	5,296 (33.1)
Second quartile (>16.6%–22.3%)	3,916 (24.5)
Third quartile (>12.2%–16.6%)	3,651 (22.8)
Lowest quartile (0%–12.2%)	3,124 (19.5)
Unknown	13 (<0.1)
Percentage of persons commuting using public transportation in census tracts of residence (Quartile, %)
Highest quartile (>9.7%–70.6%)	4,932 (30.8)
Second quartile (>3.9%–9.7%)	4,222 (26.4)
Third quartile (>1.1%–3.9%)	3,637 (22.7)
Lowest quartile (0%–1.1%)	3,196 (20.0)
Unknown	13 (<0.1)
Proportion of persons aged ≥25 years without bachelor’s degrees in census tracts of residence (Quartile, %)
Highest quartile (>86.2%–99.2%)	4,801 (30.0)
Second quartile (>78.6%–86.2%)	4,421 (27.6)
Third quartile (>70.2%–78.6%)	3,913 (24.5)
Lowest quartile (44.4%–70.2%)	2,863 (17.9)
Unknown	2 (<0.1)

Abbreviations: NH = non-Hispanic.