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. 2020 Dec 8;16:3011–3021. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S277231

Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample and Their Relationships with the Main Variables

Number (%) or Mean (SD) Resilience Anxiety
Age 34.9±13.16 3.4±0.56*** 6.3±5.03***
Region
 Urban 524 (50.5) 3.4±0.56** 6.3±4.91
 Rural 514 (49.5) 3.3±0.55 6.3±5.15
Gender
 Male 434 (41.8) 3.4±0.57** 6.2±5.40
 Female 604 (58.2) 3.3±0.54 6.3±4.75
Education level
 Primary school or lower 62 (6.0) 3.3±0.57 7.5±6.32***
 Middle school 338 (32.6) 3.4±0.54 7.1±5.54
 High school 230 (22.2) 3.3±0.61 5.9±4.67
 Technical school or college 206 (19.8) 3.4±0.54 5.8±4.77
 Undergraduate or higher 202 (19.5) 3.4±0.56 5.3±4.02
Marital status
 Married 396 (38.2) 3.3±0.58*** 5.6±4.55***
 Unmarried/divorced/widow 642 (61.8) 3.4±0.54 6.7±5.26
Employment
 Employed, with a stable job 430 (41.4) 3.4±0.55*** 6.3±5.02***
 Unemployed 308 (29.7) 3.4±0.54 7.1±5.48
 Student 249 (24.0) 3.2±0.59 5.1±3.86
 Retired 51 (4.9) 3.4±0.52 6.9±6.23
Monthly income (yuan)
 None 360 (34.7) 3.3±0.57** 5.9±4.51**
 0−1000 35 (3.4) 3.3±0.48 7.5±5.89
 1001−2000 113 (10.9) 3.4±0.54 7.8±5.31
 2001−3000 155 (14.9) 3.4±0.54 5.8±4.87
 3001−4000 137 (13.2) 3.4±0.60 6.4±5.24
 4000 or above 238 (22.9) 3.4±0.53 6.3±5.35
Has a friend or family who has been infected with COVID-19
 Yes 20 (1.9) 3.5±0.42 8.0±4.39
 No 989 (95.3) 3.4±0.56 6.3±5.06
 Have no idea 29 (2.8) 3.2±0.56 5.6±4.15
Has people in your community infected with COVID-19
 Yes 256 (24.7) 3.4±0.58 6.4±5.01
 No 669 (64.5) 3.4±0.55 6.2±5.13
 I suppose yes 36 (3.5) 3.2±0.57 7.8±5.04
 Have no idea 77 (7.4) 3.3±0.52 6.0±4.13
Sources of information about COVID-19
Television
 No 310 (29.9) 3.3±0.53* 6.6±4.83
 Yes 728 (70.1) 3.4±0.57 6.2±5.12
WeChat
 No 393 (37.9) 3.3±0.59 6.5±5.24
 Yes 645 (62.1) 3.4±0.54 6.2±5.03
News webpage
 No 221 (21.3) 3.4±0.53 6.7±5.32
 Yes 817 (78.7) 3.4±0.56 6.2±4.95
Weibo
 No 610 (58.8) 3.4±0.54 6.6±5.16*
 Yes 428 (41.2) 3.4±0.59 5.9±4.82
Relatives or friends
 No 630 (60.7) 3.4±0.55 6.4±5.19
 Yes 408 (39.3) 3.3±0.57 6.1±4.79
Possibility of self-infection with COVID-19
 Very impossible 310 (29.9) 3.5±0.62*** 5.9±5.53***
 Impossible 479 (46.1) 3.4±0.52 6.0±4.77
 Even 173 (16.7) 3.2±0.52 6.7±4.20
 Possible 60 (5.8) 3.2±0.58 8.4±5.38
 Very possible 16 (1.5) 3.3±0.55 10.4±6.02
How serious if you are infected with COVID-19
 Very mild 46 (4.4) 3.4±0.55* 4.0±5.26***
 Mild 69 (6.6) 3.5±0.49 4.4±3.90
 Even 130 (12.5) 3.4±0.56 5.6±4.48
 Severe 360 (34.7) 3.3±0.57 6.1±4.36
 Very severe 433 (41.7) 3.4±0.56 7.2±5.61
Will you be afraid of being quarantined if you are infected with COVID-19?
 Totally not afraid 134 (12.9) 3.7±0.66*** 4.3±5.24***
 Not afraid 259 (25.0) 3.4±0.52 5.1±3.91
 Even 112 (10.8) 3.3±0.49 5.7±4.63
 Afraid 387 (37.3) 3.3±0.49 6.5±4.33
 Very afraid 146 (14.1) 3.2±0.60 10.0±6.48
Possibility of a family member being infected with COVID-19
 Very impossible 290 (27.9) 3.4±0.60*** 5.9±5.70***
 Impossible 474 (45.7) 3.4±0.53 5.8±4.56
 Even 181 (17.4) 3.2±0.51 6.8±4.67
 Possible 78 (7.5) 3.2±0.56 9.2±5.31
 Very possible 15 (1.4) 3.5±0.66 7.3±5.52

Notes: * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.