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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study population (ordered by representation level on the sample) (n = 280)

From: Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study

 

Study Sample

Anxiety-related symptoms % (n)

Depressive symptoms % (n)

OCD-related symptoms % (n)

% (n)

At Risk

High Risk

At Risk

High Risk

At Risk

High Risk

Prevalence of risk (% from the sample)

47.1% (132)

34.6% (97)

8.6% (24)

35.4% (99)

6.8% (19)

32.1% (90)

8.9% (25)

Race/Ethnicity

 White

62% (174)

36.8% (64)

8.6% (15)

37.9% (66)

5.2% (9)

31.0% (54)

8.0% (14)

 Hispanic

19% (53)

26.4% (14)

9.4% (5)

28.3% (15)

11.3% (6)

32.1% (17)

7.5% (4)

 Multiracial

10% (29)

37.9% (11)

10.3% (3)

31.0% (9)

10.3% (3)

37.9% (11)

10.3% (3)

 Black

9% (24)

33.3% (8)

4.2% (1)

37.5% (9)

4.2% (1)

33.3% (8)

16.7% (4)

Sex

 Female

51.8% (145)

40.0% (58)*

10.3% (15)

40.0% (58)

9.7% (14)

37.9% (55)*

11.7% (17)

 Male

48% (135)

28.9% (39)*

6.7% (9)

30.4% (41)

3.7% (5)

25.9% (35)*

5.9% (8)

School Level

 High School

39.6% (111)

27.0% (30)

6.3% (7)

30.6% (34)

8.1% (9)

27.9% (31)

6.3% (7)

 Middle School

29.3%(82)

36.6% (30)

6.1% (5)

37.8% (31)

4.9% (4)

28.0% (23)

7.3% (6)

 Primary School

31.1% (87)

42.5% (37)

13.8% (12)

39.1% (34)

6.9% (6)

41.4% (36)

13.8% (12)

Household loss of income due to COVID-19

 No

88.2% (247)

32.4% (80)*

8.9% (22)

32.8% (81)*

6.1% (15)

29.6% (73)*

8.1% (20)

 Yes

11.8% (33)

51.5% (17)*

6.1% (2)

54.5% (18)*

12.1% (4)

51.5% (17)*

15.2% (5)

Parent working on frontline

 No

64.6% (181)

38.1% (69)

10.5% (19)

40.3% (73)*

7.7% (14)

35.9% (65)

11.0% (20)

 Yes

35.4% (99)

28.3% (28)

5.1% (5)

26.3% (26)*

5.1% (5)

25.3% (25)

5.1%(5)

KAP Scores (average)

 Knowledge Score

12.79

12.81

12.83

12.76

13.00

12.81

12.44

 Attitude Score

6.87

6.87

7.33

6.83

7.26

7.00

7.08

 Practice Score

4.35

4.37

4.5

4.45

4.42

4.40

4.36

  1. *p-value < 0.05