Table 3.

Correlation matrix (Pearson r and two-tailed P value^a) of self-reported coronavirus knowledge level, health literacy, eHealth literacy, and health and precautionary behaviors.

Variable		Self-reported coronavirus knowledge level	Health literacy		eHealth literacy		COVID-19–related health behaviors		COVID-19–specific precautionary behaviors		Conventional health behaviors
Self-reported coronavirus knowledge level
	r	1		0.162		0.220		0.244		0.283	0.129
	P value	—b		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001	<.001
Health literacy
	r	0.162		1		0.270		0.338		0.288	0.316
	P value	<.001		—		<.001		<.001		<.001	<.001
eHealth literacy
	r	0.220		0.270		1		0.476		0.471	0.357
	P value	<.001		<.001		—		<.001		<.001	<.001
COVID-19–related health behaviors
	r	0.244		0.338		0.476		1		0.918	0.848
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		—		<.001	<.001
COVID-19–specific precautionary behaviors
	r	0.283		0.288		0.471		0.918		1	0.568
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		—	<.001
Conventional health behaviors
	r	0.129		0.316		0.357		0.848		0.568	1
	P value	<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001		<.001	—

^aFor all associations, the correlation is significant at a significance level of .05 (two-tailed).

^bNot applicable.