Table 1.
COVID-19 hospitalization rate, protest data, and covariates for all counties and county-days (29 September–14 October 2020).
| Mean (SD) 1 | |
|---|---|
| Daily COVID-19 hospitalization per 100,000 population per county | 9.3 (29.7) |
| County-day characteristics (n = 11,000 county days) | |
| Protests | |
| Counties with any protests (n (%)) | 44 (80.0) |
| Avg. number of days with any protests per county | 14.3 (19.2) |
| Total number of protests during study period per county | 22.9 (42.8) |
| Daily number of protests (among protest days) per county | 1.6 (1.5) |
| Daily Mobility Index | |
| Average proportion of devices staying at home throughout the entire day | 34.4 (6.0) |
| County characteristics (n = 55 counties) | |
| Healthy Place Index 2 | −0.039 (0.308) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Percentage of adults with diabetes | 8.8 (2.6) |
| Percentage of adults with obesity | 27.4 (5.8) |
| Percentage of adults smoking 4 | 12.1 (1.8) |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Total population | 709,978 (1,501,872) |
| Percentage of male population | 50.5 (2.5) |
| Median age | 39.3 (6.2) |
| Percentage of race/ethnic groups | |
| Hispanic | 31.1 (18.1) |
| Black 3 | 3.1 (3.0) |
| AI/AN 4 | 1.3 (1.9) |
| Percentage of urban housing units | 71.6 (27.0) |
| Political leaning | |
| Democrat (n (%)) | 32 (58.2) |
Bold text headings in body of table indicate a group of characteristics or variables. 1 SD = Standard deviation 2 Higher value = “Healthier” place (structurally); 3 Non-Hispanic Black or African American; 4 Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native; 12 county days across 7 counties missing hospitalization values.