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. 2024 Jan 2;24:54. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17476-9

Table 5.

Mean concern scores according to COVID-19-related variables

COVID-19 related variables Na (%b) Overall concern scores Direct concern scores Indirect concern scores
Mean ± SD P value Mean ± SD P value Mean ± SD P value
Daily life change
 Severe 58,117 (30.53) 3.94 ± 0.73 3.65 ± 0.94 4.13 ± 0.77
 Moderate 78,571 (38.49) 3.81 ± 0.74 3.53 ± 0.91 4.00 ± 0.80
 Mild or none 71,418 (30.98) 3.64 ± 0.82  < 0.001 3.37 ± 0.99  < 0.001 3.83 ± 0.88  < 0.001
Numbers of assistants during quarantine
 None 35,931 (15.60) 3.90 ± 0.79 3.65 ± 0.99 4.07 ± 0.84
 1–2 91,778 (44.87) 3.84 ± 0.75 3.57 ± 0.92 4.02 ± 0.80
 3–5 59,298 (29.39) 3.73 ± 0.76 3.43 ± 0.94 3.94 ± 0.82
  ≥ 6 21,099 (10.14) 3.66 ± 0.83  < 0.001 3.33 ± 1.01  < 0.001 3.87 ± 0.89  < 0.001
Appropriateness of the government’s response
 Good 152,677 (71.64) 3.83 ± 0.75 3.55 ± 0.94 4.01 ± 0.81
 Fair 41,140 (21.03) 3.72 ± 0.78 3.44 ± 0.95 3.91 ± 0.85
 Poor 14,289 (7.33) 3.73 ± 0.85  < 0.001 3.40 ± 1.07  < 0.001 3.96 ± 0.89  < 0.001
Appropriateness of the city’s response
 Good 148,320 (67.69) 3.83 ± 0.76 3.56 ± 0.94 4.01 ± 0.81
 Fair 48,259 (25.78) 3.72 ± 0.77 3.43 ± 0.94 3.92 ± 0.84
 Poor 11,527 (6.53) 3.77 ± 0.84  < 0.001 3.44 ± 1.06  < 0.001 3.99 ± 0.88  < 0.001
Appropriateness of mass media’s response
 Good 138,524 (61.55) 3.86 ± 0.76 3.59 ± 0.95 4.04 ± 0.81
 Fair 53,272 (29.04) 3.72 ± 0.76 3.42 ± 0.92 3.91 ± 0.83
 Poor 16,310 (9.41) 3.67 ± 0.81  < 0.001 3.31 ± 1.02  < 0.001 3.90 ± 0.87  < 0.001
Appropriateness of neighbor’s response
 Good 152,865 (71.20) 3.83 ± 0.77 3.54 ± 0.95 4.02 ± 0.82
 Fair 47,903 (24.91) 3.72 ± 0.76 3.44 ± 0.93 3.90 ± 0.83
 Poor 7,338 (3.89) 3.80 ± 0.83  < 0.001 3.50 ± 1.03  < 0.001 3.99 ± 0.89  < 0.001

Range of mean scores: 1–5, Higher scores indicate higher levels of concern

aUnweighted

bWeighted