TABLE 2.

Regression analyses predicting knowledge about COVID-19.

	Misinformation			Treatments			Symptoms			Spread
Variable	β	SE	95% CI	β	SE	95% CI	β	SE	95% CI	β	SE	95% CI
Step 1
Race	0.127*	0.062	0.006, 0.249	−0.197**	0.064	−0.323, −0.071	−0.280**	0.090	−0.457, −0.104	0.053	0.067	−0.078, 0.185
Female	–0.064	0.051	−0.165, 0.036	0.262***	0.053	0.157, 0.366	0.459***	0.074	0.313, 0.605	0.180**	0.055	0.072, 0.289
Non-binary	−0.693**	0.262	−1.207, −0.179	0.361	0.272	−0.172, 0.894	–0.031	0.380	−0.777, 0.715	–0.343	0.283	−0.899, 0.212
Republican	0.241***	0.064	0.115, 0.367	−0.296***	0.066	−0.426, −0.166	–0.070	0.093	−0.252, 0.113	–0.043	0.069	−0.179, 0.092
Independent	0.117	0.062	−0.004, 0.239	–0.076	0.064	−0.202, 0.050	–0.028	0.090	−0.204, 0.148	0.034	0.067	−0.097, 0.165
Age	–0.003	0.002	−0.006, 0.000	0.010***	0.002	0.007, 0.013	0.007**	0.002	0.003, 0.012	0.003*	0.002	0.000, 0.007
Education	−0.079***	0.017	−0.111, −0.046	–0.026	0.017	−0.060, 0.008	−0.061*	0.024	−0.108, −0.014	−0.068***	0.018	−0.103, −0.032
R2 (ΔR2)			0.206***			0.275***			0.243***			0.171***
Step 2
Race	0.115	0.061	−0.004, 0.234	−0.196**	0.062	−0.317, −0.075	−0.261**	0.088	−0.433, −0.089	0.066	0.065	−0.060, 0.193
Female	–0.038	0.051	−0.138, 0.062	0.175**	0.052	0.073, 0.276	0.341***	0.074	0.197, 0.486	0.071	0.054	−0.035, 0.178
Non-binary	−0.683**	0.256	−1.185, −0.181	0.236	0.260	−0.273, 0.746	–0.141	0.370	−0.868, 0.586	–0.500	0.272	−10.034, 0.034
Republican	0.112	0.076	−0.036, 0.260	0.028	0.077	−0.122, 0.179	0.205	0.109	−0.009, 0.420	0.182*	0.080	0.024, 0.339
Independent	0.090	0.063	−0.033, 0.213	–0.004	0.064	−0.128, 0.121	0.036	0.091	−0.142, 0.214	0.064	0.067	−0.067, 0.195
Age	0.000	0.002	−0.004, 0.003	0.007***	0.002	0.004, 0.011	0.006*	0.002	0.001, 0.011	0.003	0.002	−0.001, 0.006
Education	−0.072***	0.017	−0.105, −0.039	–0.009	0.017	−0.042, 0.025	–0.036	0.025	−0.084, 0.013	–0.031	0.018	−0.066, 0.005
Trust in CDC	−0.054***	0.011	−0.075, −0.033	0.049***	0.011	0.027, 0.070	0.057***	0.016	0.026, 0.088	0.029*	0.012	0.006, 0.052
Trust in Trump	0.024**	0.009	0.008, 0.041	−0.063***	0.009	−0.080, −0.046	−0.050***	0.012	−0.074, −0.026	−0.043***	0.009	−0.061, −0.025
News: TV	0.036	0.022	−0.008, 0.080	0.015	0.023	−0.029, 0.060	0.056	0.032	−0.007, 0.120	0.043	0.024	−0.003, 0.090
News: Websites	−0.095***	0.024	−0.141, −0.049	0.045	0.024	−0.002, 0.092	0.057	0.034	−0.010, 0.125	–0.007	0.025	−0.057, 0.042
News: Radio	0.005	0.024	−0.041, 0.052	−0.056*	0.024	−0.104, −0.009	–0.046	0.034	−.113, 0.022	−0.075**	0.025	−0.124, −0.025
News: Social media	0.104***	0.021	0.064, 0.145	−0.063**	0.021	−0.104, −0.022	–0.016	0.030	−0.075, 0.042	0.005	0.022	−0.038, 0.049
News: Print	0.012	0.021	−0.030, 0.054	−0.066**	0.022	−0.109, −0.024	−0.167***	0.031	−0.228, −0.106	−0.136***	0.023	−0.181, −0.092
R2 (ΔR2)			0.318(0.059)***			0.414(0.095)***			0.351(0.064)***			0.344(0.089)***

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.