Table 3.
Linear Regression Models Predicting Perceive Severity and Preventive Actions.
| Perceive Severity | Preventive Actions | Preventive Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 (H1) | Model 2 (H2) | Model 3 (H3) | |
| Gen Y | 0.21(0.002) ** | 0.10(0.032) * | −0.19(0.414) |
| Gen X | 0.33(0.000) *** | 0.28(0.000) *** | 0.50(0.045) * |
| Baby Boomers | 0.55(0.000) *** | 0.41(0.000) *** | 0.65(0.005) ** |
| Perceived Severity (PS) | - | - | 0.36(0.000) *** |
| PS X Gen Y | - | - | 0.05(0.355) |
| PS X Gen X | - | - | −0.08(0.191) |
| PS X Baby Boomers | - | - | −0.10(0.037) * |
| Male | −0.06(0.135) | −0.16(0.000) *** | −0.14(0.000) *** |
| Republicans | −0.04(0.47) | −0.04(0.288) | −0.03(0.403) |
| Democrats | 0.18(0.000) *** | 0.09(0.026) * | 0.03(0.373) |
| White | 0.11(0.022) * | −0.02(0.575) | −0.06(0.106) |
| Educational Level | 0.003(0.821) | −0.003(0.765) | −0.01(0.596) |
| Household Income | 0.01(0.347) | 0.01(0.238) | 0.01(0.451) |
| Most Affected States | −0.01(0.853) | 0.06(0.054) | 0.06(0.025) * |
| Personal Relevance | 0.03(0.468) | −0.05(0.20) | −0.05(0.107) |
| COVID information | 0.19(0.000) *** | 0.21(0.000) *** | 0.15(0.000) *** |
| constant | 3.05(0.000) *** | 3.43(0.000) *** | 2.32(0.000) *** |
| N of obs | 1798 | 1798 | 1798 |
| R 2 | 0.09 *** | 0.12 *** | 0.26 *** |
Entries are beta coefficients with p-values in parentheses, where *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, and * p < 0.05. The omitted baseline group is “Gen Z” for age groups, “Independents” for partisanship, and “non-whites” for ethnicity. See Table 1 for details of variable measurements.