Table 2.

Socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and their association with COVID-19 risk perception.

Socio-Economic Variable	Category	Percentage	N	Chi-square	Effect Size (Cramer's V/Phi)
Age	18yr than 30 yr	15.1 %	57	χ2 = 22.994, df = 3, sig = 0.001∗∗	0.247
	30 yr to 45 yr	51.3 %	194
	45yr to 60 yr	27.8 %	105
	Greater than 60 year	5.8 %	22
Gender	Male	70.1 %	265	χ2 = 0.013, df = 1, sig = 0.11	0.006
	Female	29.9 %	113
Education	Illiterate	33.3 %	126	χ2 = 96.252, df = 6, sig = 0.001∗∗	0.505
	Class I–V	24.1 %	91
	Class VI-X	19.8 %	75
	SSC or Equivalent	10.8S%	41
	HSC or Equivalent	8.7 %	33
	Honors or Equivalent	2.6 %	10
	Masters or Equivalent	0.5 %	2
Religion	Muslim	94.7 %	358	χ2 = 0.934, df = 2, sig = 0.627	0.05
	Hindu	4.8 %	18
	Christian	0.5 %	2
Income	<5000 BDT	0.8 %	3	χ2 = 18.516, df = 3, sig = 0.001∗∗	0.221
	5000-10000 BDT	33.3 %	126
	10000 to 20000 BDT	64.0 %	242
	20000 to 30000 BDT	1.9 %	7

Note: N=378, Significant variables are marked with (∗∗).