Table 2.

COVID-19 context variables in a nationally representative sample of individuals in the United States with no history of mental disorder (N=9687).

	Number of Distress Symptoms
	0–1 (n=7008)	2 (n=1402)	3–5 (n=1277)
Search online for info (%)
No	31	22	22
Yes	69	78	78
Used social media to post (%)
No	65	59	55
Yes	35	41	45
How closely following news (%)
Not at all closely	1	0	2
Not too closely	6	7	7
Fairly closely	37	30	28
Very closely	56	63	62
Personal life change coronavirus (%)
Same	13	8	8
Major change	40	54	60
Minor change	48	38	31
Threat for US population health (%)
Not a threat	3	1	3
Major threat	62	75	78
Minor threat	35	25	19
Threat for personal health (%)
Not a threat	13	7	6
Major threat	32	41	53
Minor threat	55	52	42
Laid off/lost job (household) (%)
No	83	79	72
Yes	17	21	28
Pay cut/reduced hours (household) (%)
No	77	68	63
Yes	23	32	37
Threat to US economy (%)
Not a threat	1	1	1
Major threat	87	93	92
Minor threat	12	6	8
Threat for personal finances (%)
Not a threat	13	9	7
Major threat	44	58	66
Minor threat	44	33	27

COVID-19 context variables are stratified by number of symptoms occurring 3+ days in past week (0–1, 2, 3–5). Chi-squared differences for each variable by number of symptoms occurring 3+ days in past week are all statistically significant at p<0.001.