Table 4.
Threat appraisal related to COVID-19.
| Perceived vulnerability to COVID-19 | Perceived severity of the disease | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower (n = 678) | Same (n = 1,025) | Higher (n = 925) | ||
| With progression of pandemic (time) | ||||
| Lower (n = 361) | 161 (23.75) | 108 (10.54) | 92 (9.95) | 0.000 |
| Same (n = 743) | 168 (24.78) | 320 (31.22) | 255 (27.57) | |
| Higher (n = 1,524) | 349 (51.47) | 597 (58.24) | 578 (62.49) | |
| In comparison with others | ||||
| Lower (n = 746) | 360 (53.10) | 203 (19.80) | 183 (19.78) | 0.000 |
| Same (n = 1,084) | 200 (29.50) | 616 (60.10) | 268 (28.97) | |
| Higher (n = 798) | 118 (17.40) | 206 (20.10) | 474 (51.24) | |
| Due to current residence area | ||||
| Lower (n = 1,100) | 362 (53.39) | 404 (39.41) | 334 (36.11) | 0.000 |
| Same (n = 704) | 146 (21.53) | 335 (32.68) | 223 (24.11) | |
| Higher (n = 824) | 170 (25.07) | 286 (27.90) | 368 (39.78) | |
Figures within first bracket indicate column-percentage of the row-categories. “n” signifies number of responses analyzed in the mentioned categories, considering only the completed responses in the pairs of variables. The p-values were calculated by χ2 test for the statistical association.