Table 2.
Percentage of Veteran Sample who Tested Positive for COVID-19, March 1, 2020–August 5, 2020 (N = 35,338)
| Women |
Men |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | p Value | Percentage | p Value | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 6.6 | <.001 | 7.5 | <.001 |
| AI/AN | 10.8 | 10.6 | ||
| Asian | 8.7 | 8.4 | ||
| Black | 13.4 | 14.5 | ||
| Hispanic | 13.5 | 15.9 | ||
| NH/OPI | 8.6 | 9.8 | ||
| Multiracial | 6.8 | 8.9 | ||
| Age | ||||
| <40 years | 12.1 | <.001 | 12.6 | <.001 |
| 40–54 years | 9.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 55–64 years | 8.1 | 9.3 | ||
| 65–79 years | 7.1 | 8.4 | ||
| ≥80 years | 10.8 | 11.8 | ||
| Individual SES/service-connected disability | ||||
| High individual SES | 11.0 | .001 | 11.1 | <.001 |
| Low individual SES | 8.9 | 8.4 | ||
| Service-connected disability | 9.6 | 10.3 | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Not employed | 9.7 | <.001 | 9.7 | <.001 |
| Employed | 10.1 | 11.1 | ||
| Retired | 6.8 | 8.8 | ||
| Unknown | 9.6 | 10.5 | ||
| Comorbidity status | ||||
| None | 10.4 | <.001 | 11.5 | <.001 |
| ≥1 comorbidity | 9.1 | 9.5 | ||
| Missing | 10.0 | 12.6 | ||
| Time period | ||||
| March–May | 9.8 | .417 | 12.3 | <.001 |
| June–August | 9.5 | 9.0 | ||
Abbreviations: AI/AN, American Indian and Alaska Native; NH/OPI, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; SD, standard deviation; SES, socioeconomic status.
Percents are row percentages of COVID-positive men and women; p values are from χ2 test comparison of COVID-positive versus negative for men and women.