TABLE 2—
Distribution of Selected Participant Characteristics by Income Loss: CHASING COVID Cohort Study, United States, March–October 2020
| Characteristic | Had Income Loss (n = 717), No. (%) or Mean ±SD | No Income Loss (n = 762), No. (%) or Mean ±SD | P |
| Age group, y | .033 | ||
| 18–24 | 167 (23.3) | 139 (18.3) | |
| 25–34 | 249 (34.7) | 289 (38.0) | |
| 35–44 | 216 (30.1) | 218 (28.6) | |
| ≥ 45 | 85 (11.9) | 115 (15.1) | |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | |
| Employment status | < .001 | ||
| Employed | 405 (56.5) | 515 (67.6) | |
| Homemaker | 68 (9.5) | 92 (12.1) | |
| Out of work | 129 (18.0) | 44 (5.8) | |
| Student | 115 (16.0) | 111 (14.6) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Income, $ | < .001 | ||
| < 35 000 | 286 (41.8) | 149 (20.4) | |
| 35 000–49 999 | 86 (12.6) | 76 (10.4) | |
| 50 000–99 999 | 189 (27.6) | 256 (35.0) | |
| ≥ 100 000 | 123 (18.0) | 250 (34.2) | |
| Missing | 33 | 31 | |
| Education | < .001 | ||
| High school or less | 142 (19.8) | 72 (9.4) | |
| Some college | 223 (31.1) | 180 (23.6) | |
| College | 352 (49.1) | 510 (66.9) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Race/ethnicity | < .001 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 366 (51.3) | 442 (58.2) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 70 (9.8) | 100 (13.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 76 (10.6) | 70 (9.2) | |
| Hispanic | 167 (23.4) | 127 (16.7) | |
| Other | 35 (4.9) | 21 (2.8) | |
| Missing | 3 | 2 | |
| COVID-19‒related housing anxiety | < .001 | ||
| Never | 58 (8.1) | 252 (33.1) | |
| Rarely | 90 (12.6) | 201 (26.4) | |
| Sometimes | 195 (27.2) | 201 (26.4) | |
| Usually | 134 (18.7) | 64 (8.4) | |
| Always | 240 (33.5) | 44 (5.8) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| COVID-19‒related food anxiety | < .001 | ||
| Never | 359 (50.1) | 609 (79.9) | |
| Sometimes | 193 (26.9) | 116 (15.2) | |
| Often | 165 (23.0) | 37 (4.9) | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | |
| Locale | .62 | ||
| Rural | 223 (31.3) | 242 (32.0) | |
| Suburb or town | 193 (27.1) | 188 (24.9) | |
| City | 296 (41.6) | 326 (43.1) | |
| Missing | 5 | 6 | |
| Cumulative case rate per 100 000 residents | 2570 ±1041 | 2510 ±1046 | .27 |
| Missing | 5 | 6 | |
| Cumulative death rate per 100 000 residents | 86.62 ±81.16 | 86.61 ±81.26 | .99 |
| Missing | 5 | 6 |