Table 4.
Logistic regressions (odd ratios) predicting concern about restrictions being lifted too quickly
| Concern states lift restrictions too quickly | Concern own state lift restrictions too quickly | |
|---|---|---|
| Political inclination | ||
| Democrat (vs. Republican) |
6.02*** (4.94, 7.34) |
5.97*** (4.93, 7.22) |
| Third party/Independent (vs. Republican) |
2.22*** (1.91, 2.59) |
2.27*** (1.95, 2.64) |
| Media sources used | ||
| Fox News (vs. not) |
0.55*** (0.48, 0.65) |
0.66*** (0.57, 0.77) |
| MSNBC or CNN (vs. not) |
2.12*** (1.78, 2.51) |
1.88*** (1.59, 2.22) |
| Transformed COVID-19 risk perceptionsa | ||
| Getting infected |
1.06** (1.02, 1.10) |
1.04* (1.01, 1.08) |
| Getting hospitalized, if infected |
1.06** (1.02, 1.10) |
1.06** (1.02, 1.10) |
| Dying, if infected |
1.08*** (1.04, 1.13) |
1.10*** (1.05, 1.15) |
| Running out of money |
1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
1.00 (0.98, 1.03) |
| Control variables | ||
| At risk age group 65+ (vs. younger) |
1.35** (1.13, 1.62) |
1.27** (1.06, 1.52) |
| Male (vs. not) |
0.67*** (0.58, 0.76) |
0.70*** (0.62, 0.80) |
| African-American (vs. White) |
1.09 (0.85, 1.39) |
0.99 (0.78, 1.24) |
| Hispanic/Latinx (vs. White) |
1.07 (0.89, 1.29) |
1.03 (0.86, 1.24) |
| Other minorities (vs. White) |
0.89 (0.69, 1.14) |
0.91 (0.71, 1.16) |
| College education (vs. not) |
1.06 (0.91, 1.22) |
0.93 (0.81, 1.07) |
***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; a Risk perceptions were assessed on a 0–100% scale. For these logistic regressions, risk perceptions were divided by 10 so that the odds ratios reflect the change associated with a 10% change in risk perceptions while leaving their significance levels and estimates for the other variables in the model unaffected
N = 5517. Post-stratification weights were applied. White, African-American, and other minorities were not Hispanic/Latinx