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

Table 6.

Results of multiple regression analysis of concerns about COVID-19

Independent variables (Ref) Overall concerns Direct concerns Indirect concerns
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Sex (Male)
 Female 0.19 (.00)*** 0.19 (.00)*** 0.16 (.00)*** 0.26 (.00)*** 0.26 (.00)*** 0.23 (.00)*** 0.15 (.00)*** 0.14 (.00)*** 0.12 (.00)***
Age (y) (19–39)
 40–59 -0.04 (.00)*** -0.04 (.00)*** -0.04 (.00)*** 0.02 (.01)** 0.01 (.01) 0.01 (.01) -0.07 (.01)*** -0.07 (.01)*** -0.07 (.01)***
  ≥ 60 0.04 (.01)*** 0.04 (.01)*** 0.04 (.01)*** 0.15 (.01)*** 0.13 (.01)*** 0.14 (.01)*** -0.04 (.01)*** -0.02 (.01)** -0.02 (.01)**
Occupation (Unemployed)
 White collar -0.01 (.00)** -0.02 (.00)*** 0.00 (.00) -0.06 (.01)*** -0.06 (.01)*** -0.04 (.01)*** 0.02 (.01)** 0.01 (.01) 0.02 (.01)***
 Pink collar 0.03 (.01)*** 0.03 (.01)*** 0.04 (.01)*** -0.05 (.01)*** -0.04 (.01)*** -0.03 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)***
 Blue collar 0.02 (.00)*** 0.03 (.00)*** 0.04 (.00)*** -0.03 (.01)*** -0.02 (.01)** -0.01 (.01) 0.06 (.01)*** 0.06 (.01)*** 0.07 (.01)***
Income (≤ 1800)
  ≤ 3600 0.00 (.01) 0.02 (.01)** 0.02 (.01)*** -0.01 (.01) 0.01 (.01) 0.01 (.01)* 0.01 (.01) 0.02 (.01)*** 0.02 (.01)***
  ≤ 6000 -0.03 (.01)*** -0.01 (.01) -0.01 (.01) -0.04 (.01)*** -0.01 (.01) -0.01 (.01) -0.02 (.01)*** -0.01 (.01) 0.00 (.01)
  > 6000 -0.08 (.01)*** -0.06 (.01)*** -0.05 (.01)*** -0.07 (.01)*** -0.04 (.01)*** -0.03 (.01)*** -0.09 (.01)*** -0.07 (.01)*** -0.06 (.01)***
Education (College or over)
 High 0.07 (.00)*** 0.06 (.00)*** 0.06 (.00)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)*** 0.05 (.00)*** 0.05 (.00)*** 0.05 (.00)***
 Middle or low 0.19 (.01)*** 0.17 (.01)*** 0.17 (.01)*** 0.21 (.01)*** 0.18 (.01)*** 0.18 (.01)*** 0.17 (.01)*** 0.16 (.01)*** 0.16 (.01)***
Marital status (Single)
 Separated, divorced, and widowed 0.14 (.01)*** 0.12 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)*** 0.13 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.15 (.01)*** 0.13 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)***
 Married 0.23 (.01)*** 0.22 (.00)*** 0.20 (.00)*** 0.20 (.01)*** 0.18 (.01)*** 0.17 (.01)*** 0.25 (.01)*** 0.24 (.01)*** 0.22 (.01)***
Region (Metropolitan area)
 Jeolla Province 0.03 (.01)*** 0.04 (.01)*** 0.04 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** -0.01 (.01) 0.00 (.01) 0.00 (.01)
 Gyeongsang Province -0.01 (.00)* 0.00 (.00) 0.02 (.00)*** -0.04 (.00)*** -0.03 (.00)*** -0.01 (.00) 0.01 (.00)* 0.02 (.00)*** 0.04 (.00)***
 Chungcheong Province 0.10 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)*** 0.12 (.01)*** 0.13 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)***
 Gangwon Province 0.08 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.07 (.01)*** 0.07 (.01)*** 0.08 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.10 (.01)*** 0.11 (.01)***
 Jeju Island -0.14 (.02)*** -0.14 (.01)*** -0.15 (.01)*** -0.22 (.02)*** -0.22 (.02)*** -0.24 (.02)*** -0.08 (.02)*** -0.08 (.02)*** -0.09 (.02)***
Subjective health (Good)
 Poor 0.09 (.01)*** 0.09 (.01)*** 0.16 (.01)*** 0.15 (.01)*** 0.05 (.01)*** 0.05 (.01)***
Subjective stress (Low)
 High 0.16 (.00)*** 0.15 (.00)*** 0.14 (.00)*** 0.13 (.00)*** 0.18 (.00)*** 0.16 (.00)***

Standard errors are presented in parentheses. Unit of annual household income: 10,000 KRW

Model 1: Sociodemographic variables

Model 2: Sociodemographic and health-related variables

Model 3: Sociodemographic, health-related, and COVID-19 related variables

*p < 0.5

**p < 0.01

***p < 0.001