Table 1.

Descriptive information (N = 795)

Variable	M (SD) or %
Age	45.33 (16.24)
Gender (%)
Male	48.3
Female	50.6
Non-binary	1.1
Race (%)
White	76.9
White (Non-Hispanic)	70.5
Black/African American	12.7
Asian	6.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1
Two or more races	3.1
Hispanic/Latinx—any race (%)	6.7
Education (%)
< High School	0.9
High school or equivalent	9.4
Some college	26.4
Associate degree/technical certification	10.3
Bachelor’s degree	36.2
Master’s degree	13.3
Doctoral or professional degree	3.4
Annual household income per year (%)
< $25,000	19.9
$25,000-$49,999	26.9
$50,000-$74,999	21.0
$75,000-$99,999	13.6
$100,000-$149,999	12.6
> $150,000	6.0
Location of residence (%)
Rural	19.5
Suburban	54.8
Urban	25.7
Risk Score	1.30 (0.59), 56.7% sum = 0
Media source bias	− 0.53 (0.53)
Beliefs
Personal likelihood	2.96 (1.24)
2 weeks	2.65 (1.37)
1 month	2.82 (1.34)
6 months	3.12 (1.44)
12 months	3.24 (1.65)
Others’ likelihood	3.78 (1.25)
2 weeks	3.57 (1.40)
1 month	3.75 (1.34)
6 months	3.87 (1.48)
12 months	3.95 (1.73)
Personal severity	5.08 (1.20)
Others’ severity	4.48 (1.39)
Personal worry	3.44 (1.52)
2 weeks	3.34 (1.72)
1 month	3.40 (1.68)
6 months	3.35 (1.63)
12 months	3.30 (1.72)
Others’ worry	3.71 (1.29)
2 weeks	3.90 (1.50)
1 month	3.89 (1.42)
6 months	3.61 (1.45)
12 months	3.43 (1.59)
Social distancing	6.59 (0.71), 49.7% M = 7
Hygiene	5.64 (1.15)
Leaving home for food	4.33 (1.83)
Leaving home to exercise	3.63 (2.13)

U.S. Census Bureau 2019 estimates (2020a, b) suggest the U.S. adult population is 50.8% female, 76.3% White, 60.1% White (Non-Hispanic), 13.4% Black/African/American, 5.9% Asian, 1.3% American Indian/Alaska Native, .2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 2.8% Two or more races, and 18.5% Hispanic/Latinx (any race), and has a median age of 38.4 years