Table 1 Characteristics of the initial sample respondents by reported illness

Age - average years [SD]

32.6 [11.3]

35.8 [14.2]

38.5 [12.6]

39.2 [14.5]

38.4 (median)

Race – No. (%)

Non-Hispanic White

872 (67.7)

428 (70.2)

381 (80.4)

108 (79.4)

60.10%

Black

82 (6.4)

45 (7.38)

22 (4.6)

6 (4.4)

12.20%

Hispanic or Latino

63 (4.9)

25 (4.1)

22 (4.6)

4 (2.9)

18.50%

Asian American

180 (14.0)

58 (9.5)

21 (4.4)

7 (5.2)

5.60%

Native American

6 (0.5)

6 (0.98)

1 (0.2)

2 (1.5)

0.70%

Two or more Ethnicities

86 (6.7)

48 (7.9)

27 (5.7)

9 (6.6)

2.80%

Female – No. (%)

673 (51.8)

359 (58.1)

361 (75.5)

111 (81.6)

50.80%

Education - median

4-year College Degree

2-year College Degree

4-year College Degree

2-year College Degree

4-year College Degree

Household Income – Median

$60,000–69,999

$50,000–59,999

$50,000–59,999

$40,000–49,999

$68,703

Region – No. (%)

West

337 (26.1)

157 (25.6)

105 (22.1)

30 (22.1)

23.90%

Midwest

258 (20.0)

132 (21.5)

93 (19.5)

32 (23.5)

20.80%

South

448 (34.7)

199 (32.5)

182 (38.2)

47 (34.6)

38.30%

Northeast

247 (19.2)

125 (20.4)

96 (20.2)

27 (19.9)

17.10%

Urban-Rural – mean (0 = Urban; 1 = Rural)

0.42

0.44

0.47

0.47

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Partisanship – mean (0 = Strong Democrat; 1 = Strong Republican)

0.3

0.26

0.28

0.32

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Had COVID themselves – No. (%)

88 (6.8)

39 (6.3)

35 (7.3)

16 (11.8)

7% (Ref. 35)

Family/close friends had COVID – No. (%)

694 (53.3)

339 (54.9)

297 (62.1)

82 (60.3)

67% (Ref. 36)

Students – No. (%)

341 (27.1)

157 (25.8)

91 (19.2)

30 (22.4)

8.40%

Employed full time – No. (%)

569 (48.5)

212 (38.7)

194 (43.5)

23 (19.3)

59.50%