Table 2.

Frequency (N) and percentage (%) of answers to questions regarding COVID-19-related perceptions and beliefs.

	N	%
Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection
Very low	217	21.3
Low	291	28.6
High	419	41.1
Very high	92	9.0
Perceived severity of the long-term consequences of COVID-19 infection
Not at all severe	202	19.8
Not severe	218	21.4
Severe	471	46.2
Very severe	128	12.6
COVID-19 epidemic situation in Poland in 2 months in the future
Much worse	55	5.4
Worse	207	20.3
The same as now	513	50.4
Better	144	14.1
Much better	100	9.8
To what degree catching the COVID-19 depends on one's own behavior
Not at all	64	6.3
Very little	105	10.3
Little	337	33.1
Much	352	34.5
Great	161	15.8
Level of confidence in own physician's ability to diagnose or recognise COVID-19
Very confident	294	28.9
Somewhat confident	518	50.8
Not very confident	153	14.9
Not at all confident	54	5.4
Likelihood of contacting COVID-19 during the current outbreak
Very likely	112	11.0
Somewhat likely	387	38.0
Not very likely	349	34.2
Not likely at all	171	16.8
Likelihood of surviving COVID-19 if infected
Very likely	356	34.9
Somewhat likely	482	47.3
Not very likely	150	14.7
Not likely at all	31	3.1
Belief in the accuracy of the government's COVID-19 information
Mostly incorrect	285	28.0
Incorrect	457	44.9
Correct	148	14.5
Mostly correct	129	12.6
Opinion of the government's success in managing the COVID-19 epidemic
Very unsuccessful	295	29.0
Unsuccessful	518	50.8
Successful	156	15.3
Very successful	50	4.9
Likelihood that government will be able to effectively control and manage COVID-19 epidemics in the future
Very unlikely	382	37.5
Unlikely	256	25.1
Likely	304	29.8
Very likely	77	7.6