Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Research
Household Responses to School Closure Resulting from Outbreak of Influenza B, North Carolina
April J. Johnson*
, Zack S. Moore*†, Paul J. Edelson*, Lynda Kinnane‡, Megan Davies*†, David K. Shay*, Amanda Balish*, Meg McCarron*, Lenee Blanton*, Lyn Finelli*, Francisco Averhoff*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Jeffrey Engel†, and Anthony Fiore*
, Zack S. Moore*†, Paul J. Edelson*, Lynda Kinnane‡, Megan Davies*†, David K. Shay*, Amanda Balish*, Meg McCarron*, Lenee Blanton*, Lyn Finelli*, Francisco Averhoff*, Joseph S. Bresee*, Jeffrey Engel†, and Anthony Fiore*
Table 1
Characteristics of children and households surveyed, Yancey County, North Carolina, 2006*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Households (N = 220) | |
| Single-adult home | 37 (17) |
| Two-adult home | 145 (66) |
| Three- or four-adult home | 38 (17) |
| Children in home receive free/reduced-cost lunch† (n = 212) | 87 (41) |
| All adults employed outside the home |
118 (54) |
| Children (N = 355) | |
| Male | 177 (50) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 344 (97) |
| Median age, y (range) | 12 (5–19) |
*Values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
†Free and reduced-cost lunches provided through the National School Lunch Program.
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