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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants, by personal thermometer availability

From: Feasibility and effectiveness of daily temperature screening to detect COVID-19 in a prospective cohort at a large public university

Characteristic

Total participants

Needed a thermometer

# (%)

Total

 

2912

2026

(69.6%)

Cohort

Student

2174

1646

(75.7%)

Essential worker

268

165

(61.6%)

Faculty/staff

470

215

(45.7%)

Age (years)

< 21

881

730

(82.9%)

22–29

1085

787

(72.5%)

30–39

446

258

(57.8%)

40–49

195

103

(52.8%)

50+

279

148

(53.0%)

Gender identity

Womana

1634

1101

(67.4%)

Manb

1171

862

(73.6%)

Non-binary

50

37

(74.0%)

Race/Ethnicityc

Black

102

82

(80.4%)

Latinx

395

301

(76.2%)

Asian/Pacific Islander

825

637

(77.2%)

Native American/American Indian

38

26

(68.4%)

White

1802

1180

(65.5%)

Other

91

68

(74.7%)

PCRd results

All negative

2852

1980

(69.4%)

At least one positive

60

46

(76.7%)

  1. a Category likely includes some participants who are transwomen
  2. b Category likely includes some participants who are transmen
  3. c Categories are not mutually exclusive
  4. d PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction