TABLE 1.
Healthcare Worker (HCW) Characteristics by Nurse Versus Other Roles and by Risk Settings in Nurse Participants
| Characteristic | Overall | All HCW participants | p | Nurse participants only | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses | Other roles | High risk | Low risk | ||||
| n = 24,343 | n = 8,606 | n = 15,737 | n = 2,794 | n = 5,812 | |||
| Demographics | |||||||
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 41.7 (11.7) | 42.3 (11.3) | 41.4 (11.9) | <.0001 | 39.0 (10.4) | 43.9 (11.4) | <.0001 |
| Age group, years, n (%) | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
| 18–29 | 3,838 (15.8) | 1,174 (13.6) | 2,664 (16.9) | 566 (20.3) | 608 (10.5) | ||
| 30–49 | 13,996 (57.5) | 5,043 (58.6) | 8,953 (56.9) | 1,727 (61.8) | 3,316 (57.1) | ||
| 50–64 | 5,829 (23.9) | 2,200 (25.6) | 3,629 (23.1) | 478 (17.1) | 1,722 (29.6) | ||
| 65+ | 680 (2.8) | 189 (2.2) | 491 (3.1) | 23 (0.8) | 166 (2.9) | ||
| Female, n (%) | 19,088 (78.4) | 7,902 (91.8) | 11,186 (71.1) | <.0001 | 2,462 (88.1) | 5,440 (93.6) | <.0001 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | <.0001 | 0.0003 | |||||
| White | 18,969 (77.9) | 7,282 (84.6) | 11,687 (74.3) | 2,324 (83.2) | 4,958 (85.3) | ||
| Black/African American | 1,090 (4.5) | 255 (3.0) | 835 (5.3) | 75 (2.7) | 180 (3.1) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino (any race) | 1,889 (7.8) | 480 (5.6) | 1,409 (9.0) | 174 (6.2) | 306 (5.3) | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,497 (6.1) | 338 (3.9) | 1,159 (7.4) | 144 (5.2) | 194 (3.3) | ||
| Other/mixed/prefer not to answer | 898 (3.7) | 251 (2.9) | 647 (4.1) | 77 (2.8) | 174 (3.0) | ||
| Type of healthcare facility, n (%) | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
| Hospital | 15,149 (62.2) | 6,082 (70.7) | 9,067 (57.6) | 2,572 (92.1) | 3,510 (60.4) | ||
| Skilled nursing facility | 861 (3.5) | 360 (4.2) | 501 (3.2) | 28 (1.0) | 332 (5.7) | ||
| Outpatient clinic/facilitya | 2,598 (10.7) | 809 (9.4) | 1,789 (11.4) | 19 (0.7) | 790 (13.6) | ||
| Urgent care clinic/emergency services | 677 (2.8) | 129 (1.5) | 548 (3.5) | 101 (3.6) | 28 (0.5) | ||
| Otherb | 5,058 (20.8) | 1,226 (14.2) | 3,832 (24.4) | 74 (2.6) | 1,152 (19.8) | ||
| High COVID-19 exposure risks | 6,001 (24.7) | 2,794 (32.5) | 3,207 (20.4) | <.0001 | — | — | — |
Note. The age difference was assessed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and all other variables were analyzed with chi-square test. SD = standard deviation.
aOutpatient clinic/facility categories include outpatient physical therapy, speech pathology, ambulatory clinic, and rural health.
bOther facilities can include surgical centers, end-stage renal disease facilities, home health agencies, hospice, psychiatric facilities, research centers, or pharmacies.