Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics by race/ethnicity of Patients in Suffolk County, NY, USA, with probable COVID-19 infection: March–May 2020
| Characteristic | All (n = 260) | Hispanic (n = 92) | Non-Hispanic Black (n = 65) | Non-Hispanic White (n = 103) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 49.6 (15.2) | 45.7 (14.2) | 51 (15.2) | 52.2 (15.4) | 0.007 |
| Sex (male) | 140 (53.9) | 52 (56.5) | 30 (46.2) | 58 (56.3) | 0.36 |
| Non-US-bornb | 102 (39.4) | 75 (82.4) | 23 (35.4) | 4 (3.9) | < 0.001 |
| ≤ 15 years in the USAb | 24 (9.3) | 23 (25.3) | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
| Limited English (written) | 47 (18.1) | 45 (48.9) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| Education (highest degree)c | |||||
| Associate’s, bachelor’s, or higher | 94 (36.4) | 19 (20.9) | 24 (37.0) | 51 (50.0) | < 0.001 |
| High school or GED | 116 (45.0) | 30 (33.0) | 38 (58.5) | 48 (47.1) | |
| No high school degree | 48 (18.6) | 42 (46.2) | 3 (4.6) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Annual household incomed | |||||
| < $50,000 | 78 (35.9) | 48 (65.8) | 14 (23.7) | 16 (18.8) | < 0.001 |
| $50–100 | 66 (30.4) | 15 (16.3) | 23 (35.4) | 28 (27.2) | |
| > $100,000 | 73 (33.6) | 10 (10.9) | 22 (33.9) | 41 (39.8) | |
| Child eligible for free school lunche | 54 (44.3) | 31 (57.4) | 17 (46.0) | 6 (19.4) | 0.003 |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Private | 154 (59.2) | 42 (45.7) | 36 (55.4) | 76 (73.8) | < 0.001 |
| Medicare | 49 (18.8) | 11 (12.0) | 15 (23.1) | 23 (22.3) | |
| Medicaid | 43 (16.5) | 20 (21.7) | 16 (24.6) | 7 (6.8) | |
| None | 24 (9.2) | 19 (20.7) | 3 (4.6) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed | 184 (70.8) | 65 (70.7) | 49 (75.4) | 70 (68.0) | 0.007 |
| Unemployed | 31 (11.9) | 18 (19.6) | 4 (6.2) | 9 (8.8) | |
| Retired | 36 (13.8) | 5 (5.4) | 11 (16.9) | 20 (19.4) | |
| Dwelling type | |||||
| House | 204 (78.5) | 64 (69.6) | 54 (83.1) | 86 (83.5) | 0.04 |
| Apartment | 38 (14.6) | 16 (17.4) | 9 (13.9) | 13 (12.6) | |
| Room | 17 (6.5) | 12 (13.0) | 2 (3.1) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Household | |||||
| Number of roomsa,b | 5.7 (2.5) | 4.6 (2.1) | 5.9 (2.6) | 6.4 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
| Number of peoplea,b | 3.8 (2.2) | 4.6 (2.5) | 3.8 (1.8) | 3.1 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
| Any children in household | 124 (47.7) | 54 (58.7) | 38 (58.4) | 32 (31.1) | < 0.001 |
Data are given as frequency (percentage) and percentages are based on sample sizes listed, unless otherwise specified
aData are given as mean (standard deviation)
bN = 259 (91 Hispanic, 65 Black, and 103 White patients)
cN = 258 (91 Hispanic, 65 Black, and 102 White patients)
dN = 217 (73 Hispanic, 59 Black, and 85 White patients); 43 (16.5%) patients declined to answer question
eN = 122 (54 Hispanic, 37 Black, and 31 White patients) out of 124 patients with children