Table 3.

Knowledge, Beliefs, Reported Behaviors, and Perceived Preparedness to COVID-19 Across Sample Characteristics at Wave 2 (n = 588)*

	Perceived susceptibility, %	Knowledge, %		Reported behaviors,%		Perceived preparedness, %
	Not at all likely to get sick	Symptoms	Prevention	Changed daily routine	Changed plans	Not or a little prepared
Age group
< 60 years	21.5	81.1	78.8	76.9‡	86.3	21.3
60–69 years	23.6	86.1	74.4	75.4‡	87.4	18.6
≥ 70 years	22.2	76.4	68.3	64.6‡	83.6	22.4
Sex
Female	26.2†	84.7‡	74.2	73.9	89.2†	22.4
Male	16.9†	77.1‡	74.6	71.6	81.4†	17.9
Race
Black	30.0†	77.4	74.0	67.2	84.8	22.7
White	17.4†	84.5	74.8	75.6	87.5	19.1
Other	32.1†	75.0	71.4	71.4	89.3	21.4
Hispanic
Yes	26.2	82.7	82.7‡	74.8	86.6	35.4§
No	21.4	81.3	72.2‡	72.6	86.1	16.3§
Limited English proficiency
Yes	31.8	92.5‡	85.1‡	77.6	89.6	46.3§
No	21.2	80.2‡	72.9‡	72.4	85.6	17.3§
Below poverty level
Yes	32.5§	84.2	74.6	73.8	88.5	27.9†
No	18.6§	81.0	74.3	70.9	85.2	17.8†
Married**
Yes	20.5	82.7	73.2	72.7	87.7	20.9
No	24.8	80.3	75.2	70.5	83.8	21.0
Employed
Yes	15.2†	80.9	78.7	82.0§	87.1	14.1‡
No	25.5†	82.0	72.4	69.0§	85.6	23.4‡
Health literacy
Low	28.6§	78.5‡	72.6	64.4‡	77.0†	30.4§
Marginal	33.3§	75.5‡	69.8	71.2‡	87.8†	23.2§
Adequate	15.0§	85.7‡	77.1	77.4‡	89.2†	15.3§
Health activation
Low	18.6	84.5	71.7	72.8	88.0	27.0§
Moderate	24.6	79.4	77.3	72.1	85.8	16.2§
Adequate	31.6	77.6	74.1	77.6	77.6	8.6§
Number of conditions
1–2	23.3	87.8†	76.5	74.8	92.6§	21.7
≥ 3	21.8	77.7†	72.9	71.8	81.8§	19.9
Self-reported health
Good to excellent	22.4	82.4	75.1	74.6	86.6	19.6
Fair to poor	22.3	78.7	71.7	66.9	84.3	24.4

COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019

*Statistically significant values are shown in bold

†p < 0.01

‡p < 0.05

§p < 0.001