Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants in Kindergarten–12th grade school-based SARS-CoV-2 screening testing programs
| Demographic characteristics | Durham Program (Durham Co.) N = 947 |
Kansas City Program (Jackson Co.) N = 712 |
|---|---|---|
| Participant classification | ||
| Student | 675/947 (71.3%) | 485/712 (68.1%) |
| Staff | 197/947 (20.8%) | 227/712 (31.9%) |
| Unknown | 75/947 (7.9%) | 0/712 (0.0%) |
| Student age (years) | ||
| N | 540 | 469 |
| Mean (SD) | 10.3 (3.23) | 13.0 (3.93) |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 10.0 (8.0, 13.0) | 14.0 (11.0, 16.0) |
| Min, max | 4, 18 | 3, 40 |
| Prefer not to answer | 135 | 16 |
| Staff age (years) | ||
| N | 76 | 217 |
| Mean (SD) | 41.5 (11.04) | 39.7 (13.16) |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 40.5 (32.0, 50.5) | 37.0 (30.0, 50.0) |
| Min, max | 21, 67 | 5, 69 |
| Prefer not to answer | 121 | 10 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 317/947 (33.5%) | 269/712 (37.8%) |
| Female | 395/947 (41.7%) | 427/712 (60.0%) |
| Non-binary | 0/947 (0.0%) | 5/712 (0.7%) |
| None of these describe me | 0/947 (0.0%) | 1/712 (0.1%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 235/947 (24.8%) | 10/712 (1.4%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 51/947 (5.4%) | 186/712 (26.1%) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 736/947 (77.7%) | 467/712 (65.6%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 160/947 (16.9%) | 59/712 (8.3%) |
| Race | ||
| White | 232/947 (24.5%) | 293/712 (41.2%) |
| Black or African American | 198/947 (20.9%) | 218/712 (30.6%) |
| Asian | 21/947 (2.2%) | 35/712 (4.9%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0/947 (0.0%) | 7/712 (1.0%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0/947 (0.0%) | 0/712 (0.0%) |
| Multiracial | 15/947 (1.6%) | 21/712 (2.9%) |
| Other | 23/947 (2.4%) | 27/712 (3.8%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 458/947 (48.4%) | 111/712 (15.6%) |
K–12, kindergarten through 12th grade; Q1, quarter 1; Q3, quarter 3; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SD, standard deviation.