Table 1.
Participant Demographics and Baseline Characteristics
| No.(%) of Participants by Treatment Arm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Impersonal | Federal Personal | Physician Impersonal | Physician Personal | Overall | |
| (n = 499) | (n = 505) | (n = 505) | (n = 498) | (n = 2,007) | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Female | 246 (49.3) | 247 (48.9) | 271 (53.7) | 267 (53.6) | 1,034 (51.4) |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 59 (12.4) | 70 (14.3) | 67 (13.8) | 61 (12.7) | 257 (13.3) |
| 25–44 | 187 (39.3) | 163 (33.4) | 189 (38.9) | 178 (36.9) | 720 (37.2) |
| 45–64 | 148 (31.1) | 178 (36.5) | 152 (31.3) | 157 (32.6) | 635 (32.8) |
| 65+ | 82 (17.2) | 77 (15.8) | 78 (16.0) | 86 (17.8) | 323 (16.7) |
| Region (%) | |||||
| Midwest | 90 (18.0) | 107 (21.2) | 94 (18.6) | 96 (19.3) | 388 (19.3) |
| Northeast | 100 (20.0) | 115 (22.8) | 96 (19.0) | 103 (20.7) | 414 (20.6) |
| South | 189 (37.9) | 184 (36.4) | 209 (41.4) | 189 (38.0) | 772 (38.4) |
| West | 120 (24.0) | 99 (19.6) | 106 (21.0) | 110 (22.1) | 436 (21.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 5 (1.0) | 4 (0.8) | 4 (0.8) | 3 (0.6) | 16 (0.8) |
| Asian | 25 (5.0) | 27 (5.3) | 30 (5.9) | 27 (5.4) | 110 (5.5) |
| Black | 53 (10.6) | 51 (10.1) | 59 (11.7) | 51 (10.2) | 214 (10.6) |
| Hispanic | 57 (11.4) | 60 (11.9) | 62 (12.3) | 55 (11.0) | 234 (11.6) |
| Other | 15 (3.0) | 16 (3.2) | 18 (3.6) | 12 (2.4) | 61 (3.0) |
| White | 344 (68.9) | 347 (68.7) | 332 (65.7) | 350 (70.3) | 1,375 (68.4) |
| Education | |||||
| College graduate | 291 (58.6) | 261 (51.9) | 270 (53.6) | 299 (60.0) | 1,122 (56.0) |
| High school graduate | 107 (21.5) | 123 (24.5) | 115 (22.8) | 84 (16.9) | 430 (21.4) |
| No diploma | 12 (2.4) | 12 (2.4) | 13 (2.6) | 10 (2.0) | 47 (2.3) |
| Some college | 87 (17.5) | 107 (21.3) | 106 (21.0) | 105 (21.1) | 406 (20.2) |
| Income | |||||
| Missing | 14 (2.8) | 15 (3.0) | 21 (4.2) | 13 (2.6) | 63 (3.1) |
| <$25,000 | 134 (26.9) | 117 (23.2) | 140 (27.7) | 106 (21.3) | 498 (24.8) |
| >$99,000 | 108 (21.6) | 97 (19.2) | 82 (16.2) | 114 (22.9) | 401 (20.0) |
| $25,000–$49,000 | 110 (22.0) | 118 (23.4) | 130 (25.7) | 102 (20.5) | 461 (22.9) |
| $50,000–$74,000 | 69 (13.8) | 95 (18.8) | 83 (16.4) | 95 (19.1) | 343 (17.1) |
| $75,000‐$993,000 | 64 (12.8) | 63 (12.5) | 49 (9.7) | 68 (13.7) | 244 (12.1) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 227 (45.5) | 233 (46.1) | 233 (46.1) | 245 (49.2) | 938 (46.7) |
| Other | 130 (26.1) | 127 (25.1) | 134 (26.5) | 121 (24.3) | 512 (25.5) |
| Single | 142 (28.5) | 145 (28.7) | 138 (27.3) | 132 (26.5) | 557 (27.8) |
| Health status | |||||
| Missing | 6 (1.2) | 6 (1.2) | 7 (1.4) | 6 (1.2) | 28 (1.4) |
| Excellent | 67 (13.4) | 64 (12.7) | 62 (12.3) | 75 (15.1) | 268 (13.3) |
| Fair | 78 (15.6) | 66 (13.1) | 76 (15.0) | 69 (13.9) | 289 (14.4) |
| Good | 189 (37.9) | 202 (40.0) | 182 (36.0) | 191 (38.4) | 764 (38.0) |
| Poor | 16 (3.2) | 9 (1.8) | 15 (3.0) | 13 (2.6) | 53 (2.6) |
| Very good | 143 (28.7) | 158 (31.3) | 163 (32.3) | 144 (28.9) | 608 (30.2) |
| Baseline Characteristics | |||||
| News frequency | |||||
| Frequently | 140 (28.1) | 156 (30.9) | 154 (30.5) | 145 (29.1) | 595 (29.6) |
| Other | 97 (19.4) | 93 (18.4) | 92 (18.2) | 80 (16.1) | 362 (18.0) |
| Very frequently | 262 (52.5) | 256 (50.7) | 259 (51.3) | 273 (54.8) | 1,050 (52.3) |
| Prioritize public health over economy | 394 (79.1) | 396 (78.9) | 414 (82.8) | 407 (82.1) | 1,611 (80.7) |
| Political party | |||||
| Democrat | 237 (47.5) | 229 (45.3) | 229 (45.3) | 209 (42.0) | 905 (45.0) |
| Independent | 60 (12.0) | 62 (12.3) | 76 (15.0) | 69 (13.9) | 268 (13.3) |
| Republican | 202 (40.5) | 214 (42.4) | 200 (39.6) | 220 (44.2) | 837 (41.6) |
| Political ideology | |||||
| Missing | 6 (1.2) | 9 (1.8) | 9 (1.8) | 6 (1.2) | 33 (1.6) |
| Conservative | 101 (20.2) | 99 (19.6) | 110 (21.8) | 101 (20.3) | 411 (20.4) |
| Liberal | 93 (18.6) | 91 (18.0) | 81 (16.0) | 79 (15.9) | 344 (17.1) |
| Moderate | 191 (38.3) | 193 (38.2) | 196 (38.8) | 197 (39.6) | 777 (38.7) |
| Very conservative | 75 (15.0) | 72 (14.3) | 79 (15.6) | 73 (14.7) | 299 (14.9) |
| Very liberal | 33 (6.6) | 41 (8.1) | 30 (5.9) | 42 (8.4) | 146 (7.3) |
| Anxiety level | |||||
| Missing | 6 (1.2) | 6 (1.2) | 6 (1.2) | 1 (0.2) | 22 (1.1) |
| Not at all | 110 (22.0) | 94 (18.6) | 116 (23.0) | 109 (21.9) | 429 (21.3) |
| More than half the days | 91 (18.2) | 103 (20.4) | 97 (19.2) | 98 (19.7) | 389 (19.4) |
| Several days | 162 (32.5) | 185 (36.6) | 166 (32.9) | 172 (34.5) | 685 (34.1) |
| Nearly every day | 130 (26.1) | 117 (23.2) | 120 (23.8) | 118 (23.7) | 485 (24.1) |