Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Cash transfer (N=196) | Control (N=196) | |
| Women, n (%) | 124 (63) | 139 (71) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 44 (12) | 45 (13) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White | 82 (42) | 83 (43) |
| Black | 78 (40) | 67 (34) |
| Other | 36 (18) | 46 (23) |
| Main income source, n (%) | ||
| Wages | 111 (57) | 113 (58) |
| Pension | 9 (4.6) | 12 (6.2) |
| Social support | 45 (23) | 33 (17) |
| Unemployment insurance | 26 (13) | 26 (13) |
| Other | 3 (2) | 11 (6) |
| Household income, n (%) | ||
| <$C30 k | 133 (68) | 135 (69) |
| $C30–$C100 | 56 (29) | 53 (27) |
| >$C100k | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
| COVID-19 income support, n (%) | 64 (33) | 72 (37) |
| Household members, mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.6) | 2.5 (1.5) |
| Close non-household contacts at baseline, mean (SD) | 1.7 (3.4) | 1.9 (4.5) |