Table 2.
Perceived severity of COVID-19.
| How serious a disease do you believe COVID-19 is? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Extremely Serious |
Serious |
Not Serious |
P Value | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female (n = 521) | 353 (67.8) | 78 (15) | 90 (17.3) | P < 0.001 |
| Male (n = 512) | 286 (55.9) | 106 (20.7) | 120 (23.4) | |
| Race | ||||
| Black/African American (n = 516) | 390 (75.6) | 68 (13.2) | 58 (11.2) | P < 0.001 |
| White/Caucasian (n = 521) | 251 (48.2) | 117 (22.5) | 153 (29.4) | |
| Education | ||||
| High School or Less | 170 (62) | 42 (15.3) | 62 (22.6) | P = 0.12 |
| Some College/Trade | 265 (62.1) | 70 (16.4) | 92 (21.6) | |
| 4-year Degree or More | 206 (61.3) | 73 (21.7) | 57 (17) | |
| Political Affiliation | ||||
| Conservative (n = 327) | 154 (47.1) | 64 (19.6) | 109 (33.3) | P < 0.001 |
| Moderate (n = 457) | 290 (63.5) | 87 (19) | 80 (17.5) | |
| Liberal (n = 252) | 196 (77.8) | 34 (13.5) | 22 (8.7) | |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < .05).