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. 2022 Feb 18;71(7):243–248. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7107a4

TABLE 1. Demographic characteristics and vaccination history of persons who attended a large, indoor convention in New York City and had a SARS-CoV-2 test result during November 18–December 5 reported by health department COVID-19 surveillance systems, by test result — 39 U.S. jurisdictions, November–December 2021.

Characteristic No. (%)
p-value*
Total
Positive test
Negative test
(N = 4,560) (n = 119) (n = 4,441)
Demographic
Sex
Known no.
4,485 (98.4)
116 (97.5)
4,369 (98.4)
NA
Male
2,364 (52.7)
54 (46.6)
2,310 (52.9)
0.18
Female
2,121 (47.3)
62 (53.4)
2,059 (47.1)
Median age, yrs, (IQR)
26.1 (22.2–31.4)
26.5 (23.0–36.6)
26.1 (22.2–31.4)
0.18
State of residence
New York
3,967 (87.0)
65 (54.6)
3,902 (87.9)
<0.01
Outside of New York
593 (13.0)
54 (45.4)
539 (12.1)
Vaccination history
Vaccination status
Known no.
3,845 (84.3)
88 (73.9)
3,757 (84.6)
NA
Primary vaccination series received
3,248 (84.5)
80 (90.9)
3,168 (84.3)
0.17
Booster dose received
467 (12.1)
5 (5.7)
462 (12.3)
Partially vaccinated
130 (3.4)
3 (3.4)
127 (3.4)
Days from booster dose to test date §
Known no.
467 (100)
5 (100)
462 (100)
NA
Median
34
14
34
<0.01
IQR
22–66
12–20
22–66
NA
Days from primary vaccination series to test date
Known no.
3,248 (100)
80 (100)
3,168 (100)
NA
Median
207
210
207
0.34
IQR 188–225 193–232 187–225 NA

Abbreviation: NA = not applicable.

* Testing for statistical significance was conducted using nonparametric tests (i.e., Wilcoxon rank-sum) to compare continuous data and Pearson’s chi-square or Fisher's exact test to compare categorical data. Statistical significance was defined as p<0.05.

“Known no.” is defined as number of persons for individual variables that did not have missing data.

§ Percentage among those who received a booster dose.

Percentage among those who received a primary vaccination series.