Table 2.
Preferred SARS-CoV-2 testing venues for US children aged ≤12 years as reported by parents, United States, March 2021 a
| Characteristic | Testing venue preference, %
b
|
Parent would allow child to be tested for COVID-19 at school or daycare, % c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrician’s office | Urgent care | Hospital | Drive-through testing site | Health department testing site | ||
| Child | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||
| <2 | 67.1 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.1 | 38.1 |
| 2-6 | 57.0 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 28.9 | 21.0 | 46.3 |
| 7-12 | 42.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 29.9 | 25.7 | 60.5 |
| P value d | <.001 | .003 | .05 | .02 | .001 | <.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 54.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 26.8 | 21.3 | 50.8 |
| Male | 51.2 | 19.9 | 26.2 | 28.8 | 22.4 | 50.5 |
| P value d | .20 | .43 | .09 | .37 | .60 | .90 |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 49.4 | 20.4 | 27.7 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 54.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 54.1 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 28.4 | 17.9 | 42.8 |
| Asian | 57.1 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 37.5 | 21.2 | 56.5 |
| Hispanic | 56.1 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 29.4 | 20.3 | 49.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Other e | 58.0 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 27.7 | 11.8 | 35.8 |
| P value d | .11 | .86 | .02 | .40 | .002 | .01 |
| Has health insurance | ||||||
| Yes | 54.2 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 29.1 | 22.1 | 51.7 |
| No | 34.4 | 20.2 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 20.1 | 40.0 |
| P value d | .001 | .91 | .80 | <.001 | .61 | .09 |
| Attending in-person school/daycare ≥1 day per week | ||||||
| Yes | 48.0 | 22.0 | 26.6 | 30.1 | 25.2 | 61.2 |
| No | 57.6 | 19.2 | 21.9 | 25.9 | 18.4 | 40.2 |
| P value d | <.001 | .17 | .03 | .06 | .001 | <.001 |
| Parent | ||||||
| Age, y | ||||||
| 18-29 | 56.1 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 28.2 | 19.2 | 38.8 |
| 30-44 | 52.4 | 21.1 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 22.4 | 52.6 |
| ≥45 | 49.2 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 31.2 | 23.2 | 58.2 |
| P value d | .30 | .73 | .05 | .46 | .42 | <.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 58.1 | 21.6 | 17.8 | 29.5 | 16.3 | 43.2 |
| Male | 44.9 | 18.5 | 33.7 | 25.8 | 30.4 | 62.3 |
| P value d | <.001 | .13 | <.001 | .10 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 51.4 | 20.0 | 26.8 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 54.5 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 55.5 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 17.7 | 41.5 |
| Asian | 62.0 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 33.7 | 21.7 | 53.7 |
| Hispanic | 53.8 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 30.4 | 18.5 | 50.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Other e | 47.0 | 22.4 | 25.9 | 29.9 | 17.9 | 30.7 |
| P value d | .30 | .27 | .06 | .40 | .10 | .001 |
| Education (highest level completed) | ||||||
| ≤High school | 54.2 | 16.9 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 43.0 |
| Some college | 54.9 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 29.5 | 18.5 | 46.2 |
| ≥Completed college | 50.0 | 22.6 | 28.5 | 32.1 | 28.7 | 60.5 |
| P value d | .25 | .05 | .01 | .001 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Household | ||||||
| No. of children aged ≤12 y | ||||||
| 1 | 51.0 | 21.2 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 21.1 | 51.8 |
| 2 | 52.2 | 18.0 | 24.4 | 29.6 | 23.3 | 53.1 |
| ≥3 | 59.9 | 24.7 | 21.3 | 24.7 | 20.9 | 40.3 |
| P value d | .08 | .10 | .52 | .39 | .65 | .01 |
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||
| <25 000 | 53.5 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 22.1 | 14.0 | 43.9 |
| 25 000-49 999 | 58.2 | 22.0 | 21.5 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 41.6 |
| 50 000-99 999 | 51.2 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 33.2 | 23.7 | 52.3 |
| ≥100 000 | 47.8 | 22.0 | 34.1 | 28.7 | 32.5 | 68.3 |
| P value d | .04 | .01 | <.001 | .01 | <.001 | <.001 |
| US region | ||||||
| Northeast | 56.1 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 21.4 | 18.8 | 52.5 |
| South | 54.1 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 48.3 |
| Midwest | 48.9 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 30.6 | 22.7 | 47.6 |
| West | 51.6 | 19.8 | 24.7 | 31.6 | 25.3 | 55.7 |
| P value d | .28 | .87 | .19 | .01 | .14 | .29 |
a
Data reported by parents through online survey.
b
Weighted percentages are estimates of US parents reporting SARS-CoV-2 testing venue preferences.
c
This question was asked separately and was not a response option with other testing venues.
d
P values from Rao–Scott adjusted Pearson χ2 tests comparing levels of categories shown for each variable. P < .05 was considered significant.
e
Non-Hispanic Other included participants who identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, or “other.”