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. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2033484. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33484

Table 1. Prevalence of Worry About Violence, Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, by Violence Type and Location Among 2870 Respondents to the 2020 California Safety and Well-being Survey.

Violence Respondents, % (95% CI)
Before the pandemic During the pandemic
Not worried Somewhat or very worried Not worried Somewhat or very worried Difference among those not worried, percentage points P value Difference among those somewhat or very worried, percentage points P value
Type
Homicide 54.7 (51.9-57.5) 44.0 (41.2-46.9) 51.2 (48.4-54.0) 47.6 (44.8-50.4) –3.5 .001 3.6 .001
Suicide 74.6 (71.9-77.1) 24.5 (22.0-27.2) 71.0 (68.3-73.7) 27.7 (25.1-30.5) –3.5 .001 3.2 .002
Mass shooting 39.1 (36.5-41.7) 59.9 (57.3-62.6) 43.2 (40.5-46.0) 55.3 (52.6-58.1) 4.2 <.001 –4.6 <.001
Assault 39.9 (37.3-42.6) 59.1 (56.4-61.8) 36.5 (33.9-39.2) 62.4 (59.7-65.1) –3.4 .001 3.3 .002
Robbery 33.5 (31.0-36.2) 65.5 (62.8-68.0) 30.8 (28.4-33.4) 68.2 (65.6-70.7) –2.7 .008 2.8 .008
Police violence 53.7 (50.8-56.5) 45.3 (42.5-48.1) 48.1 (45.4-50.9) 50.6 (47.8-53.4) –5.5 <.001 5.4 <.001
Unintentional shooting 56.2 (53.3-59.0) 42.7 (39.9-45.5) 51.0 (48.2-53.8) 48.0 (45.3-50.9) –5.2 <.001 5.4 <.001
Stray bullet shooting 54.7 (51.9-57.5) 44.5 (41.7-47.3) 48.8 (46.0-51.6) 50.0 (47.3-52.8) –5.9 <.001 5.6 <.001
Location
Home 70.6 (67.9-73.1) 27.9 (25.4-30.5) 69.4 (66.7-72.0) 29.1 (26.5-31.7) –1.2 .29 1.2 .29
Neighborhood 50.0 (47.3-52.8) 48.8 (46.0-51.6) 46.5 (43.7-49.2) 52.2 (49.4-55.0) –3.6 .002 3.4 .003
Somewhere else 27.2 (24.8-29.7) 71.3 (68.8-73.7) 26.7 (24.3-29.1) 71.7 (69.2-74.1) –0.1 .65 0.0 .71