Table 1.
Risk perception by sociodemographic characteristics (N = 1,487)
| Characteristic | Risk perception | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Very low (Q1) | Low (Q2) | High (Q3) | Very high (Q4) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 838(57.01) | 180(67.16) | 248(65.09) | 273(51.32) | 137(47.40) | <.0001 |
| Female | 632(42.99) | 88(32.84) | 133(34.91) | 259(48.68) | 152(52.60) | |
| Age (y) | ||||||
| 18-20 | 228(15.51) | 41(15.30) | 64(16.80) | 83(15.60) | 40(13.84) | .1092 |
| 21-23 | 362(24.63) | 64(23.88) | 113(29.66) | 128(24.06) | 57(19.72) | |
| 24-26 | 449(30.54) | 86(32.09) | 114(29.92) | 152(28.57) | 97(33.56) | |
| 27-30 | 253(17.21) | 46(17.16) | 55(14.44) | 102(19.17) | 50(17.30) | |
| ≥30 | 178(12.11) | 31(11.57) | 35(9.19) | 67(12.59) | 45(15.57) | |
| Country | ||||||
| South Korea | 1,404(95.51) | 254(94.78) | 361(94.75) | 508(95.49) | 281(97.23) | .4157 |
| Foreign | 66(4.49) | 14(5.22) | 20(5.25) | 24(4.51) | 8(2.77) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Undergraduate | 705(47.96) | 127(47.39) | 206(54.07) | 249(46.80) | 123(42.56) | .0245 |
| Graduate | 765(52.04) | 141(52.61) | 175(45.93) | 283(53.20) | 166(57.44) | |
NOTE. Values are n (%) or as otherwise indicated. Q, quantile.