TABLE 1.
Characteristics of respondents broken down by teachers’ intention to leave the profession as compared to recalled pre-pandemic intentions to leave, May–June 2021.
| Intention to leavea |
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| Overall | Less so today or about the sameb |
More so todayb | |
| Overall N | 1,805 (100%) | 1,021 (56.6%) | 784 (43.4%) |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,484 (82.2%) | 834 (81.7%) | 650 (82.9%) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 117 (6.5%) | 69 (6.8%) | 48 (6.1%) |
| Hispanic | 105 (5.8%) | 56 (5.5%) | 49 (6.3%) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 99 (5.5%) | 62 (6.0%) | 37 (4.7%) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1,377 (76.3%) | 767 (75.1%) | 610 (77.8%) |
| Male | 428 (23.7%) | 254 (24.9%) | 174 (22.2%) |
| Age | |||
| Under 40 years | 947 (52.5%) | 583 (57.1%) | 364 (46.4%) |
| 40 years or older | 858 (47.5%) | 438 (42.9%) | 420 (53.6%) |
| Household income | |||
| Under $49,999 | 283 (15.7%) | 175 (17.1%) | 108 (13.8%) |
| Between $50,000 and $99,999 | 883 (48.9%) | 496 (48.6%) | 387 (49.3%) |
| 100,000 or more | 639 (35.4%) | 350 (34.3%) | 289 (36.9%) |
| Geographic location | |||
| Urban | 517 (28.6%) | 303 (29.7%) | 214 (27.3%) |
| Suburban | 903 (50.0%) | 515 (50.4%) | 388 (49.5%) |
| Rural | 385 (21.4%) | 203 (19.9%) | 182 (23.2%) |
| Health/behavioral characteristics | |||
| Mental health in past 2 weeks | |||
| Anxiety symptomsc | 579 (32.1%) | 269 (26.4%) | 310 (39.5%) |
| Depressive symptomsc | 425 (23.6%) | 183 (17.9%) | 242 (30.9%) |
| Likelihood to be exposed to COVID-19 if teaching in-persond | |||
| Likely | 978 (54.2%) | 503 (49.3%) | 475 (60.6%) |
| Unlikely or neutral | 827 (45.8%) | 518 (50.7%) | 309 (39.4%) |
| At higher risk of serious COVID-19 complicationse | |||
| No or not sure | 1,266 (70.1%) | 768 (75.2%) | 498 (63.5%) |
| Yes | 539 (29.9%) | 253 (24.8%) | 286 (36.5%) |
| Teacher agency and sentiments | |||
| Given opportunity to provide input or feedback into district decisions about whether to open or close | |||
| No | 823 (45.6%) | 397 (38.9%) | 426 (54.4%) |
| Yes or not sure | 982 (54.4%) | 624 (61.2%) | 358 (45.6%) |
| Given opportunity to provide input about COVID-19 prevention strategies in the district plan | |||
| No | 762 (42.2%) | 380 (37.2%) | 382 (48.7%) |
| Yes or not sure | 1,043 (57.8%) | 641 (62.8%) | 402 (51.3%) |
| Satisfied with district decisions related to COVID-19 policies and procedures | |||
| No | 519 (28.8%) | 200 (19.6%) | 319 (40.7%) |
| Yes or not sure | 1,286 (71.2%) | 821 (80.4%) | 465 (59.3%) |
| Satisfaction with school communications, decisions, and supplies related to COVID-19f | |||
| Dissatisfied | 939 (52.0%) | 459 (45.0%) | 480 (61.2%) |
| Satisfied | 866 (48.0%) | 562 (55.0%) | 304 (38.8%) |
| Impact of barriers on the implementation of COVID-19 prevention strategies | |||
| Little to no negative impact | 1,207 (66.9%) | 739 (72.4%) | 468 (59.7%) |
| Some, moderate, or significant impact | 598 (33.1%) | 282 (27.6%) | 316 (40.3%) |
aPlease note, that in the top row of the table proportions (Overall N) add to 100% across columns, but within the table itself individual variables (e.g., age, gender) are presented where column percentages add up to 100%.
bWhen referencing to “less so today” or “more so today,” we are measuring teachers’ intention to leave the profession more so at the time of the survey, which was May/June 2021, compared to before the pandemic, which was February 2020.
cUsing the GAD-2 scale, respondents with anxiety symptoms represent those who scored ≥ 3 for anxiety, indicating a need for follow-up screening for anxiety. Using the PHQ-2 scale, respondents with depression symptoms represent those who scored ≥ 3 for depression, indicating a need for follow-up screening for depression.
dTeachers reported how likely they think it is they could get exposed to COVID-19 if teaching in-person.
eQuestion asked teachers if they have a health condition that puts them at higher risk of serious COVID-19 complications (e.g., cancer, obesity, asthma, being a smoker, diabetes, heart disease).
fProportion of respondents who selected “not applicable” to the questions in this index are small (<1%).