Table 2.

Level of concerns about personal impact of COVID-19 infection [% (n)].

Age group	Up to moderately concerned	Very concerned	Extremely concerned	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value	PO assumption
IMPACT TO PERSONAL HEALTH
Being infected with COVID-19
Young adults (ref)	80% (314)	15% (58)	5% (19)	1.0	–	0.9225
Middle-aged adults	63% (217)	24% (84)	12% (42)	2.85 (1.96-4.16)	<0.0001
Older adults	63% (50)	25% (20)	11% (9)	2.30 (1.26-4.16)	0.0065
Being hospitalized if infected
Young adults (ref)	67% (263)	20% (79)	13% (49)	1.0	–	0.0527
Middle-aged adults	43% (149)	35% (121)	21% (73)	3.12 (2.25-4.36)	<0.0001
Older adults	33% (26)	42% (33)	25% (20)	4.08 (2.41-6.93)	<0.0001
Dying of COVID-19
Young adults (ref)	77% (301)	11% (43)	12% (47)	1.0	–	0.3891
Middle-aged adults	58% (200)	21% (72)	21% (71)	2.82 (1.98-4.05)	<0.0001
Older adults	51% (40)	23% (18)	27% (21)	3.65 (2.08-6.43)	<0.0001
PERCEIVED PERSONAL IMPACT OF COVID-19
Meet financial obligations
Young adults (ref)	76% (298)	15% (57)	9% (39)	1.0	–	0.9784
Middle-aged adults	80% (274)	13% (45)	7% (24)	1.44 (0.96-2.16)	0.0805
Older adults	92% (73)	5% (4)	3% (2)	0.30 (0.11-0.70)	0.0102
Economic future
Young adults (ref)	65% (253)	23% (90)	12% (48)	1.0	–	0.5350
Middle-aged adults	69% (238)	20% (70)	10% (35)	1.25 (0.89-1.77)	0.2052
Older adults	77% (61)	19% (15)	4% (3)	0.52 (0.27-0.97)	0.0446
Maintaining social connections
Young adults (ref)	76% (297)	18% (69)	6% (25)	1.0	–	0.5559
Middle-aged adults	74% (255)	16% (56)	9% (32)	1.43 (0.99-2.08)	0.0577
Older adults	66% (52)	27% (21)	8% (6)	2.22 (1.20-4.05)	0.0101

Young adult as reference, OR = 1.0; Young adults = 18–34 years; Middle-aged adults = 35–64 years; Older adults = 65+ years.