Table 4.
Knowledge and feelings regarding COVID-19 (n = 174)
| Questions | % |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 is transmitted as droplets when individuals cough or sneeze | |
| Agree | 98.9 |
| Disagree | 0.0 |
| Don’t know | 1.1 |
| COVID-19 is transmitted by contaminated objects | |
| Agree | 75.8 |
| Disagree | 7.5 |
| Don’t know | 16.7 |
| COVID-19 is an airborne virus | |
| Agree | 85.0 |
| Disagree | 8.7 |
| Don’t know | 6.4 |
| Have you kept track of the number of individuals in the United States who are infected with COVID-19? (% yes) | 84.4 |
| Have you kept track of the number of individuals in the United States who have died from COVID-19? (% yes) | 86.8 |
| Have you heard that the number of individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 has increased? (% yes) | 76.2 |
| What is your main source of health information? (check all that apply) | |
| Internet | 78.7 |
| Television | 67.2 |
| Radio | 24.1 |
| Family members | 23.6 |
| Other | 27.6 |
| What is your level of satisfaction with the amount of health information that is available about COVID-19? | |
| Very satisfied | 36.3 |
| Somewhat satisfied | 47.7 |
| Not very satisfied | 10.9 |
| Not satisfied at all | 3.4 |
| Do not know | 1.7 |
| What is your level of confidence in your primary care provider’s ability to recognize and diagnosis COVID-19? | |
| Very confident | 55.2 |
| Somewhat confident | 23.0 |
| Not very confident | 4.0 |
| Not confident at all | 1.1 |
| Do not know | 16.7 |
| What do you think is your likelihood of contracting COVID-19 during the current outbreak? | |
| Very likely | 3.4 |
| Somewhat likely | 30.6 |
| Not very likely | 51.1 |
| Not at all likely | 8.6 |
| Do not know | 6.3 |
| What do you think is your likelihood of surviving if infected with COVID-19? | |
| Very likely | 33.5 |
| Somewhat likely | 37.0 |
| Not very likely | 15.6 |
| Not at all likely | 2.9 |
| Do not know | 11.0 |
| How worried are you that members of your family will become infected with COVID-19? | |
| Very worried | 19.5 |
| Somewhat worried | 54.6 |
| Not very worried | 23.6 |
| Not worried at all | 2.3 |
| Do not know | 0.0 |
| How worried are you that your children or grandchildren younger than 16 years of age will become infected with COVID-19? | |
| Very worried | 8.0 |
| Somewhat worried | 21.3 |
| Not very worried | 16.7 |
| Not worried at all | 3.4 |
| Do not know | 0.6 |
| I do not have children or grandchildren younger than 16 years of age | 50.0 |