Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study sample (N=7,236).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 7236 (100.0) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 3284 (45.4) |
| Female | 3952 (54.6) |
| Age (Mean±SD) | 35.3±5.6 |
| < 35 years | 3155 (43.6) |
| ≥ 35 years | 4081 (56.4) |
| Occupation | |
| Healthcare workersa | 2250 (31.1) |
| Enterprise or institution workersb | 1809 (25.0) |
| Teachers or studentsc | 1404 (19.4) |
| Othersd | 1773 (24.5) |
| Time spent focusing on the COVID-19e | |
| <1 hour | 1454 (20.1) |
| 1-2 hours | 2627 (36.3) |
| ≥3 hours | 3155 (43.6) |
| Knowledge of the COVID-19 | |
| Do not understand (score ≤3 points) | 398 (5.5) |
| General understand (score 4 points) | 1136 (15.7) |
| Quite understand (score ≥5 points) | 5702 (78.8) |
Abbreviations: n, number; SD, Standard deviation; COVID-19, 2019 Corona Virus Disease.
a
Included doctors, nurses and health administrators.
b
Included enterprise employees, national/provincial/municipal institution workers and other relevant staff.
c
Included teachers or students from universities, middle schools, or elementary schools.
d
Includer freelancers, retiree, social worker and other relevant staff.
e
Average time spent focusing on the COVID-19 outbreak information every day.