Low Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Rhode Island blood donors during may 2020 as determined using multiple serological assay formats

Table 1 Distribution of Study Donor Age, Sex and Ethnicity compared to 2010 Rhode Island Population

Age Range	Study Donors	% Study Donors	RI Population	% RI Population
15–24	108	5.38%	162,213	18.63%
25–34	241	12.00%	126,962	14.58%
35–44	230	11.45%	136,860	15.72%
45–54	347	17.28%	162,350	18.64%
55–64	614	30.58%	130,589	15.00%
65–74	381	18.97%	73,879	8.48%
75+	87	4.33%	78,002	8.96%
Total	2008		870,855
Source: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/demo/agesex.htm
Gender	Study Donors	% Study Donors	RI Population	% RI Population
Male	1064	53.01%	508,400	48.30%
Female	944	46.99%	544,167	51.69%
Total	2008		1,052,567
Source: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/demo/agesex.htm
Ethnicity	Study Donors	% Study Donors	RI Population	% RI Population
White	1700	84.66%	856,869	81.41%
Black or African American	10	0.50%	601,89	5.72%
American Indian & AK Native	5	0.25%	6058	0.58%
Asian	5	0.25%	30,457	2.89%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0	0.00%	554	0.05%
Hispanic/Latino or Other Race, Alone	59	2.94%	63,653	6.05%
Two or More Races	20	1.00%	34,787	3.30%
Decline	23	1.154%	0	0.00%
Not Specified	186	9.26%	0	0.00%
Total	2008		870,855
Source: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/census/demo/ethnic.htm

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