Table 2.

COVID-19 perceptions stratified by previous epidemic experience

	All respondents (n = 841)	Previous epidemic experience (%) (n = 255)	No previous epidemic experience (%) (n = 647)	p value
Mean worry (1—not worried to 5—very worried)	3.7 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.1	3.7 ± 1.2	0.4
3 Greatest stressors
Personal health	358 (39.7)	122 (47.8)	236 (36.5)	0.0017
Family health	640 (71.0)	190 (74.5)	450 (69.6)	0.14
Community health	370 (41.0)	95 (37.3)	275 (42.5)	0.15
Hospital abilities	332 (39.0)	99 (38.8)	253 (39.1)	0.94
Timeline to resume work	378 (41.9)	106 (41.6)	272 (42.0)	0.9
Government/leadership	154 (17.0)	52 (20.4)	102 (15.8)	0.1
Return to nonessential activities	116 (12.9)	34 (13.3)	82 (12.7)	0.79
Economic issues	385 (42.7)	119 (46.7)	266 (41.1)	0.13
Currently coping w/the stress
Exercise	463 (51.0)	131 (51.4)	332 (51.3)	0.99
Music	330 (36.6)	112 (43.9)	218 (33.7)	0.0041
Meditation/mindfulness	118 (13.0)	42 (16.5)	76 (11.8)	0.058
Tobacco	29 (3.2)	5 (2.0)	24 (3.7)	0.21
Alcohol	89 (9.9)	23 (9.0)	66 (10.2)	0.59
Research projects	244 (27.5)	76 (29.8)	168 (36)	0.24
Spending time w/family	578 (64.1)	162 (63.5)	416 (64.3)	0.83
Spiritual/religious activities	116 (12.9)	35 (13.7)	81 (12.5)	0.63
Reading	458 (50.8)	125 (49.0)	333 (51.5)	0.51
Television	394 (43.7)	101 (39.6)	293 (45.3)	0.12
Telecommunication with friends	322 (35.7)	92 (36.1)	230 (35.6)	0.88
Media coverage				0.58
Excessive and overblown	298 (35.5)	81 (34.5)	217 (35.9)
Accurate	407 (48.5)	120 (51.1)	287 (47.4)
Not serious enough	135 (16.1)	34 (14.5)	101 (16.7)
Media sources				0.65
International news on television	202 (26)	53 (24.9)	149 (26.4)
National/local news on television	72 (0.3)	24 (11.3)	48 (8.5)
International news on Internet	224 (28.8)	57 (26.8)	167 (29.6)
National/local news on Internet	177 (22.8)	54 (23.4)	123 (21.8)
Newspapers	28 (3.6)	6 (2.8)	22 (3.9)
Social media	75 (9.6)	19 (8.9)	56 (9.9)