2020
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3572329
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Demographic Determinants of Testing Incidence and COVID-19 Infections in New York City Neighborhoods

Abstract: New York City is the hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This paper merges information on the number of tests and the number of infections at the New York City zip code level with demographic and socioeconomic information from the decennial census and the American Community Surveys. People residing in poor or immigrant neighborhoods were less likely to be tested; but the likelihood that a test was positive was larger in those neighborhoods, as well as in neighborhoods with larger households… Show more

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“…We also found a significant association between larger household size and infection. This result is consistent with previous studies indicating positive relationships between household size and COVID-19 infection in the general population [32][33][34]. A possible link between the two indicators is that the within-household infection rate is higher than the non-household one, so that the larger household size may increase contacts and spread of SARS-CoV-2 [35].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…We also found a significant association between larger household size and infection. This result is consistent with previous studies indicating positive relationships between household size and COVID-19 infection in the general population [32][33][34]. A possible link between the two indicators is that the within-household infection rate is higher than the non-household one, so that the larger household size may increase contacts and spread of SARS-CoV-2 [35].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Although the US has increased its testing activity, fair access to testing remains a challenge. Data from New York City shows that people in poor and immigrant neighborhoods were less likely to be tested, despite having larger likelihood of testing positive [9]. According to the CDC, current data suggest that racial and ethnic minority groups have a disproportional burden of illness [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Scientific associations and the media have discussed the disproportionate health impacts of COVID-19 on communities of colour since the early days of the pandemic. [3][4][5] However, few studies have been published from Brazil. A search of LitCovid (a COVID-19 literature hub connected to PubMed) produced only three articles on racial inequality and COVID-19 in Brazil (our search, done on July 12, included the terms [race/ethnicity OR ethnicity OR "minority populations" OR "Black people" OR Indigenous] AND Brazil.…”
Section: Addressing Racial Inequalities In a Pandemic: Data Limitations And A Call For Critical Analysesmentioning
confidence: 99%