Table 3.
Factors that affect risk perception according to multiple regression
| Characteristic | Cumulative (overall) risk perception* | Riskperception 1 | Riskperception 2 | Riskperception 3 | Riskperception 4 | Riskperception 5 | Riskperception 6 | Riskperception 7 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | β | P value | |
| (Intercept) | 2.64 | <.001* | 2.83 | <.001* | 2.74 | <.001* | 2.86 | <.001* | 1.82 | <.001* | 2.62 | <.001* | 2.32 | <.001* | 3.27 | <.001* |
| Female | 0.17 | <.001* | 0.10 | .037† | 0.18 | .002* | 0.15 | .005* | 0.25 | <.001* | 0.16 | .005* | 0.18 | <.001* | 0.15 | <.001* |
| Age (per 3-y increase)‡ | 0.02 | .086 | 0.00 | .860 | −0.07 | .004* | 0.02 | .271 | 0.09 | <.001* | −0.01 | .810 | 0.05 | .026† | 0.06 | <.001* |
| Korean | 0.11 | .111 | −0.04 | .727 | 0.27 | .050 | −0.02 | .866 | −0.05 | .706 | 0.07 | .591 | 0.44 | <.001* | 0.12 | .264 |
| Knowledge | 0.01 | .308 | 0.04 | .015† | −0.04 | .055 | 0.01 | .650 | 0.02 | .366 | −0.01 | .596 | 0.01 | .563 | 0.05 | .004* |
| Trust (media) | 0.06 | <.001* | 0.10 | <.001* | 0.03 | .360 | 0.08 | .018† | 0.07 | .019† | 0.06 | .083 | 0.11 | <.001* | −0.01 | .790 |
| Trust (medical) | −0.04 | .027† | 0.06 | .044† | −0.10 | .003* | −0.05 | .086 | −0.13 | <.001* | −0.04 | .172 | −0.04 | .146 | 0.05 | .085 |
| Trust (central government) | −0.05 | .014† | −0.06 | .076 | 0.01 | .711 | 0.01 | .714 | −0.02 | .566 | −0.09 | .022† | −0.11 | .002* | −0.10 | .002* |
| Trust (local government) | 0.04 | .046‡ | −0.03 | .376 | 0.07 | .075 | 0.00 | .991 | 0.03 | .433 | 0.10 | .006* | 0.08 | .012† | 0.02 | .566 |
| Trust (NGO) | 0.06 | <.001* | 0.09 | .001* | 0.03 | .330 | 0.08 | .008† | 0.13 | <.001* | −0.03 | .402 | 0.07 | .013† | 0.02 | .330 |
| Trust (society) | −0.03 | .211 | −0.03 | .372 | −0.02 | .593 | 0.01 | .876 | 0.04 | .270 | −0.03 | .408 | −0.11 | .002* | −0.04 | .265 |
| Trust (health policy) | −0.05 | .014† | 0.00 | .992 | −0.12 | .002* | −0.01 | .815 | −0.03 | .443 | −0.05 | .159 | −0.04 | .280 | −0.09 | .002* |
| Optimism (health policy) | −0.04 | .024† | −0.04 | .210 | −0.03 | .487 | −0.09 | .009† | −0.06 | .066 | −0.02 | .505 | 0.00 | .904 | −0.05 | .079 |
| Willingness to sacrifice | −0.06 | .004* | −0.11 | .003* | −0.07 | .112 | −0.09 | .022* | 0.01 | .818 | −0.10 | .018† | −0.06 | .125 | −0.03 | .363 |
| Responsiveness to emergency | 0.18 | <.001* | 0.16 | <.001* | 0.18 | <.001* | 0.22 | <.001† | 0.24 | <.001* | 0.06 | .191 | 0.27 | <.001* | 0.11 | .003* |
NGO, nongovernmental organization; Risk perception 1, “I think that I will contract MERS if I come into contact with a MERS patient”; Risk perception 2, “I think that I might contract MERS even if I do not come into contact with a MERS patient”; Risk perception 3, “My health will be severely damaged if I contract MERS”; Risk perception 4, “I think MERS is more severe than other respiratory diseases”; Risk perception 5, “Even if I fall ill with another disease, I will not go to the hospital because of MERS”; Risk perception 6, “MERS will inflict serious damage on my community”; Risk perception 7, “MERS may spread in Korea again someday.”
P < .01.
P < .05.
Minimum age, 18 years; maximum age, >30 years.