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. 2020 Oct 15;22(10):e22628. doi: 10.2196/22628

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

I don't care 1 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Low concern 56 (14.7) 2 (5.1) 7 (7.9)

Medium concern 174 (45.8) 9 (23.1) 36 (39.3)

High concern 149 (39.2) 28 (71.8) 47 (52.8)
How often do you check updates about COVID-19? .007

More than once per day 104 (27.4) 19 (48.7) 33 (37.1)

Once per day 183 (48.2) 18 (46.2) 41 (46.1)

Less than once per day 93 (24.5) 2 (5.1) 15 (16.8)
What impact does the village/city lockdown policy have on your daily life? .27

Minimal 59 (15.5) 8 (20.5) 17 (19.1)

Moderate 111 (29.2) 14 (35.9) 33 (37.1)

Significant 210 (55.3) 17 (43.6) 39 (43.8)
What is your attitude toward the control of the COVID-19 pandemic? >.99

Optimistic 350 (92.1) 37 (94.9) 83 (92.3)

Neutral 9 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 2 (3.3)

Pessimistic 21 (5.5) 2 (5.1) 4 (4.5)
Do you think COVID-19 could be a global outbreak? .50

Yes 109 (28.7) 8 (20.5) 27 (30.3)

No 271 (71.3) 31 (79.5) 62 (69.7)