Table 3.
Participants’ attitude toward COVID-19 by occupation group.
| Questions and responses | Students, n (%) | Medical workers, n (%) | Other occupations, n (%) | P value | |
| How concerned are you about COVID-19? | .002 | ||||
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I don't care | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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Low concern | 56 (14.7) | 2 (5.1) | 7 (7.9) |
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Medium concern | 174 (45.8) | 9 (23.1) | 36 (39.3) |
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High concern | 149 (39.2) | 28 (71.8) | 47 (52.8) |
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| How often do you check updates about COVID-19? | .007 | ||||
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More than once per day | 104 (27.4) | 19 (48.7) | 33 (37.1) |
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Once per day | 183 (48.2) | 18 (46.2) | 41 (46.1) |
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Less than once per day | 93 (24.5) | 2 (5.1) | 15 (16.8) |
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| What impact does the village/city lockdown policy have on your daily life? | .27 | ||||
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Minimal | 59 (15.5) | 8 (20.5) | 17 (19.1) |
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Moderate | 111 (29.2) | 14 (35.9) | 33 (37.1) |
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Significant | 210 (55.3) | 17 (43.6) | 39 (43.8) |
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| What is your attitude toward the control of the COVID-19 pandemic? | >.99 | ||||
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Optimistic | 350 (92.1) | 37 (94.9) | 83 (92.3) |
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Neutral | 9 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) |
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Pessimistic | 21 (5.5) | 2 (5.1) | 4 (4.5) |
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| Do you think COVID-19 could be a global outbreak? | .50 | ||||
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Yes | 109 (28.7) | 8 (20.5) | 27 (30.3) |
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No | 271 (71.3) | 31 (79.5) | 62 (69.7) |
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