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Table 1. Participant Demographics by COVID-19 Risk-Mitigation Items

From: Association between COVID-19 risk-mitigation behaviors and specific mental disorders in youth

 

Total analytic

sample

COVID-19 risk-mitigation behaviors1

 

Mask wearing

Maintaining social distance

Using hand sanitizer

Washing hands

Avoiding other people’s homes

Avoiding in-person groups

Avoiding indoor public places

Sex

 

*

      

 Male

514 (62%)

452 (88%)

223 (43%)

225 (44%)

297 (58%)

307 (60%)

228 (44%)

224 (44%)

 Female

314 (38%)

293 (93%)

149 (47%)

159 (51%)

195 (62%)

174 (55%)

150 (48%)

136 (43%)

Age (years)

  

*

     

 5–6

20 (2%)

19 (95%)

6 (30%)

10 (50%)

16 (80%)

13 (65%)

6 (30%)

9 (45%)

 7–9

217 (26%)

193 (89%)

85 (39%)

105 (48%)

136 (63%)

135 (62%)

98 (45%)

96 (44%)

 10–12

302 (36%)

273 (90%)

134 (44%)

133 (44%)

171 (57%)

162 (54%)

132 (44%)

130 (43%)

 13–15

178 (21%)

161 (90%)

86 (48%)

83 (47%)

101 (57%)

111 (62%)

93 (52%)

82 (46%)

 16 + 

111 (13%)

99 (89%)

61 (55%)

53 (48%)

68 (61%)

60 (54%)

49 (44%)

43 (39%)

Family structure

  

*

   

*

 

 Single caregiver

70 (8%)

66 (94%)

40 (57%)

37 (53%)

45 (64%)

44 (63%)

42 (60%)

33 (47%)

SES4

  

*

 

*

   

 Low

58 (7%)

54 (93%)

32 (55%)

31 (53%)

41 (71%)

33 (57%)

33 (57%)

25 (43%)

 Middle

153 (18%)

138 (90%)

80 (52%)

77 (50%)

102 (67%)

83 (54%)

76 (50%)

65 (42%)

 High

617 (75%)

553 (90%)

260 (42%)

276 (45%)

349 (57%)

365 (59%)

269 (44%)

270 (44%)

Race

 

*

*

***

***

   

 Caucasian

444 (54%)

390 (88%)

174 (39%)

174 (39%)

226 (51%)

249 (56%)

189 (43%)

195 (44%)

 African American

99 (12%)

96 (97%)

57 (58%)

60 (61%)

70 (71%)

61 (62%)

55 (56%)

46 (46%)

 Hispanic

71 (9%)

66 (93%)

42 (59%)

40 (56%)

49 (69%)

35 (49%)

33 (46%)

26 (37%)

 Asian

27 (3%)

24 (89%)

11 (41%)

12 (44%)

17 (63%)

18 (67%)

10 (37%)

12 (44%)

 Other

158 (19%)

140 (89%)

73 (46%)

79 (50%)

109 (69%)

100 (63%)

76 (48%)

71 (45%)

 Unknown

29 (4%)

29 (100%)

15 (52%)

19 (66%)

21 (72%)

18 (62%)

15 (52%)

10 (34%)

Site5

 Staten Island6

288 (35%)

266 (86%)

124 (43%)

139 (48%)

164 (57%)

153 (53%)

126 (44%)

114 (40%)

 Midtown

210 (25%)

197 (90%)

101 (48%)

89 (42%)

123 (59%)

124 (59%)

102 (49%)

100 (48%)

 Harlem

322 (39%)

304 (93%)

144 (45%)

151 (47%)

199 (62%)

200 (62%)

147 (46%)

143 (44%)

  1. 1Defined as “Very often/Always” according to the original responses of “Never,” “Sometimes,” “Often,” or “Very often/Always.” Chi-Square group differences are represented by asterisks; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  2. 4Barratt total score was divided into tertiles: Low (3–24), medium (25–45), high (46–66)
  3. 5Mobile Research Vehicle (MRV) site not shown in table (N = 8, % = 1)
  4. 6Combined Staten Island site and Staten Island Richmond University Medical Center site