Table 1.

Characteristics of study population and demographics of tablet recipients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (N=42,981).

Characteristic		Prepandemic tablet recipients (from March 11, 2019, to September 10, 2019; n=6784, 15.8%), n (%)	Pandemic tablet recipients (from March 11, 2020, to September 10, 2020; n=36,107, 84.2%), n (%)
Age group (years)
	18-44	1407 (20.7)	3781 (10.5)
	45-64	2646 (39)	12,828 (35.5)
	65+	2731 (40.3)	19,498 (54)
Race
	American Indian or Alaska Native	113 (1.7)	433 (1.2)
	Asian	36 (0.5)	235 (0.7)
	Black or African American	1481 (21.8)	9220 (25.5)
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	66 (1)	365 (1)
	Unknown	351 (5.2)	1653 (4.6)
	White	4737 (69.8)	24,201 (67)
Ethnicity
	Hispanic/Latino	409 (6)	1638 (4.5)
	Not Hispanic/Latino	6158 (90.8)	33,394 (92.5)
	Unknown	217 (3.2)	1075 (3)
Gender
	Male	5620 (82.8)	32,070 (88.8)
	Female	1164 (17.2)	4037 (11.2)
Marital status
	Single (or divorced or widowed)	3457 (51)	21,073 (58.4)
	Married	3262 (48.1)	14,713 (40.7)
	Unknown	65 (1)	321 (0.9)
Rurality
	Urban	3766 (55.5)	24,504 (67.9)
	Rural	2656 (39.2)	10,458 (29)
	Highly rural	362 (5.3)	1145 (3.2)
History of housing instability
	No	5762 (84.9)	27,474 (76.1)
	Yes	1022 (15.1)	8633 (23.9)
Number of chronic conditions
	0-3	962 (14.2)	4823 (13.4)
	4-6	2179 (32.1)	10,839 (30)
	7-9	1949 (28.7)	10,428 (28.9)
	10+	1694 (25)	10,017 (27.7)
Any mental health condition(s)
	No	1363 (20.1)	9159 (25.4)
	Yes	5421 (79.9)	26,948 (74.6)
VAa priority enrollment group
	No special enrollment	447 (6.6)	2583 (7.2)
	Low income	1272 (18.8)	9309 (25.8)
	Low or moderate disability	1052 (15.5)	6073 (16.8)
	High disability	4013 (59.2)	18,142 (50.2)

^aVA: Veterans Affairs.