Table 1 Prevalence of sociodemographic, health risk factors, and preventive behaviors, and bivariate associations with previous COVID-19 illness among college students (n = 2,132)
Characteristics | Prevalence of characteristics | Prevalence of COVID-19 disease | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Total | 2,060 | 297 (14.4) | Â |
Sociodemographic | |||
 Age: mean = 24.8 |  |  | 0.891 |
 18–19 years old | 326 (15.5) | 42 (13.4) |  |
 20–29 years old | 1,426 (67.7) | 204 (14.8) |  |
 30–39 years old | 242 (11.5) | 34 (14.6) |  |
 40 +  | 114 (5.4) | 14 (12.8) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.989 |
 Male | 497 (23.30) | 69 (14.5) |  |
 Female | 1,575 (73.9) | 220 (14.4) |  |
 Trans/Queer/Not included | 60 (2.8) | 8 (13.8) |  |
Race/ethnicity |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 White | 594 (27.9) | 83 (14.5) |  |
 Asian | 697 (32.8) | 57 (8.4) |  |
 Black | 97 (4.6) | 11 (11.7) |  |
 Latinx/Hispanic | 328 (15.4) | 70 (21.9) |  |
 Other | 81 (3.8) | 7 (22.8) |  |
 Multiple race/ethnicity | 331 (15.6) | 58 (18.4) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.639 |
 Never married | 1,562 (79.2) | 212 (14.0) |  |
 Married/live with partner | 365 (18.5) | 47 (13.3) |  |
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 45 (2.28) | 8 (18.6) |  |
Sexual orientation | Â | Â | 0.876 |
 Straight | 1,521 (77.4) | 212 (14.3) |  |
 Gay | 70 (3.6) | 7 (10.5) |  |
 Lesbian | 36 (1.8) | 4 (11.8) |  |
 Bisexual | 206 (10.5) | 26 (13.0) |  |
 Queer | 87 (4.4) | 10 (12.4) |  |
 Other | 45 (2.3) | 8 (18.2) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | 0.210 |
 Christian-Catholic | 573 (27.1) | 87 (15.5) |  |
 Christian-Non Catholic | 268 (13.6) | 42 (16.1) |  |
 Muslim | 50 (2.5) | 10 (20.4) |  |
 Buddhism | 88 (4.5) | 9 (10.2) |  |
 Hinduism | 56 (2.9) | 8 (14.8) |  |
 Judaism | 42 (2.1) | 9 (21.4) |  |
 Other | 54 (2.7) | 7 (14.0) |  |
 Unaffiliated | 837 (42.5) | 95 (11.9) |  |
Political ideology | Â | Â | 0.701 |
 Conservative/very conservative | 103 (4.9) | 18 (18.6) |  |
 Center | 481 (22.7) | 66 (14.5) |  |
 Liberal | 1,050 (49.5) | 145 (14.2) |  |
 Very liberal | 488 (23.0) | 67 (14.2) |  |
Number of people in household: mean = 3.5 |  |  | 0.120 |
Essential worker | Â | Â | 0.494 |
 Yes | 649 (30.4) | 96 (15.2) |  |
 No | 1,484 (69.6) | 201 (14.1) |  |
Feeling about income | Â | Â | 0.528 |
 Comfortable | 569 (29.0) | 70 (12.6) |  |
 Getting by | 792 (40.3) | 108 (14.1) |  |
 Difficult | 406 (20.7) | 58 (14.7) |  |
 Very difficult | 198 (10.1) | 32 (16.7) |  |
Health Risks | |||
 Has high-risk health condition |  |  | 0.998 |
 Yes | 305 (15.8) | 44 (14.4) |  |
 No | 1,753 (81.2) | 253 (14.4) |  |
Live with someone with high-risk health condition | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 Yes | 629 (29.5) | 111 (18.2) |  |
 No | 1,504 (70.5) | 186 (12.8) |  |
Preventive Behavior exposures | |||
 Wear face mask indoors |  |  | 0.017 |
 Consistently | 1,190 (58.0) | 144 (12.5) |  |
 Inconsistently | 862 (42.0) | 136 (16.3) |  |
 Physical distance indoors |  |  |  |
 Consistently | 922 (44.9) | 108 (12.0) | 0.015 |
 Inconsistently | 1,132 (55.1) | 172 (15.8) |  |
 Physical distance outdoors/in public settings |  |  | 0.009 |
 Consistently | 1,025 (50.0) | 121 (12.1) |  |
 Inconsistently | 1,028 (50.0) | 159 (16.1) |  |
Avoid crowds/poorly ventilated spaces | |||
 Consistently | 1,598 (77.9) | 207 (13.3) | 0.067 |
 Inconsistently | 454 (22.1) | 73 (16.8) |  |