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. 2020 Sep 10;121:107617. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107617

Table 2.

The proportion of respondents’ level of concern about getting the coronavirus disease during food and grocery shopping.



Risk Characteristic Level of concern N (%)
To buy food that may contain the Coronavirus Not at all concerned 81 (8)
Slightly concerned 213 (20)
Somewhat concerned 322 (30)
Moderately concerned 257 (24)
Extremely concerned 193 (18)
Total 1066
To eat food that may contain the Coronavirus Not at all concerned 131 (12)
Slightly concerned 188 (18)
Somewhat concerned 271 (26)
Moderately concerned 253 (24)
Extremely concerned 218 (20)
Total 1061
To become infected from touching contaminated surfaces Not at all concerned 35 (3)
Slightly concerned 137 (13)
Somewhat concerned 272 (26)
Moderately concerned 335 (31)
Extremely concerned 285 (27)
Total 1064
To contract the disease from touching contaminated food packages Not at all concerned 48 (5)
Slightly concerned 173(16)
Somewhat concerned 290 (27)
Moderately concerned 312 (29)
Extremely concerned 242 (23)
Total 1065
To contract the disease from infected people Not at all concerned 43 (4)
Slightly concerned 110 (10)
Somewhat concerned 205 (19)
Moderately concerned 346 (33)
Extremely concerned 363 (34)
Total 1067