Association of Age-Specific 2020 Florida COVID-19 Rates With Population Age Distribution and Presidential Preference.
J Public Health Manag Pract
; 27(3): 295-298, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1150047
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess whether county age distribution is associated with age-specific COVID-19 infection, emergency department, hospitalization, and mortality rates.DESIGN:
Florida's 2020 COVID-19 cases are summarized into age-specific county rates and supplemented with socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and 2020 presidential voting results to assess the association of population age structure and political choices with age-specific COVID-19 infection, emergency, hospitalization, and mortality rates.RESULTS:
Younger counties experienced higher under-25 infection rates, as well as higher over-64 infection, emergency, and hospitalization rates. Older counties experienced reduced infection rates for all ages and decreased over-64 emergency and hospitalization rates. Trump's vote share was associated with higher infection rates for all and higher over-64 emergency, hospitalization, and mortality rates.CONCLUSIONS:
Younger counties experience higher COVID-19 infection rates for all residents, with elevated morbidity risks among seniors. Older counties had lower COVID-19 infection, emergency, and hospitalization rates. Age-specific messaging may help slow pandemic spread.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Politics
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Cause of Death
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Public Health Manag Pract
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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