Table 3.
Study 2 descriptive statistics.
| Variables | Value (N=1037) | ||||
| Control independent variables | |||||
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 31.65 (4.18) | |||
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Male, n (%) | 483 (46.58) | |||
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White, n (%) | 657 (63.36) | |||
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Full-time employment, n (%) | 542 (52.27) | |||
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Household income (US $), n (%) | ||||
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0 to 9999 | 142 (13.69) | ||
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10,000 to 14,999 | 59 (5.69) | ||
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15,000 to 19,999 | 65 (6.27) | ||
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20,000 to 34,999 | 191 (18.42) | ||
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35,000 to 49,999 | 171 (16.49) | ||
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50,000 to 74,999 | 171 (16.49) | ||
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75,000 to 99,999 | 118 (11.38) | ||
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100,000 to 199,999 | 86 (8.29) | ||
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200,000 or more | 34 (3.28) | ||
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Education, n (%) | ||||
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Less than 8 years | 16 (1.54) | ||
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8 to 11 years | 52 (6.56) | ||
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12 years or completed high school | 358 (34.52) | ||
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Post–high school training other than college | 98 (9.45) | ||
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Some college | 198 (19.09) | ||
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College degree | 246 (23.72) | ||
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Postgraduate | 69 (6.65) | ||
| Key independent variables | |||||
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Digital health information–seeking behavior (HISB) for selfa, mean (SD) | 13.14 (12.28) | |||
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HISB for another persona, mean (SD) | 8.14 (10.33) | |||
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Political party identificationb, mean (SD) | 3.23 (1.68) | |||
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Tested positive for COVID-19, n (%) | 58 (5.59) | |||
| Dependent variables | |||||
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Severityc, mean (SD) | 3.84 (1.07) | |||
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Susceptibilityc, mean (SD) | 3.09 (1.03) | |||
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Preventive behaviors | ||||
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7-item indexd, mean (SD) | 5.86 (1.70) | ||
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Avoided travel, n (%) | 831 (80.14) | ||
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Canceled large gatherings, n (%) | 857 (82.64) | ||
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Stayed at home, n (%) | 830 (80.04) | ||
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Wore a protective face mask, n (%) | 841 (81.10) | ||
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Frequently washed hands, n (%) | 941 (90.74) | ||
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Stayed six feet away from others, n (%) | 911 (87.85) | ||
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Sheltered in place, n (%) | 850 (81.97) | |||
aHISB was rated on a 6-point scale as follows: never, once, several times, once per week, several times per week, and every day. Responses were then recoded in terms of days per month (0 to 30).
bPolitical party identification was rated on a 6-point scale ranging from 1 (strong Democrat) to 6 (strong Republican).
cResponses were rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).
dThe 7-item index is an additive composite variable of the seven individual preventive behaviors.