Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 2,263).

Variables	Gender		Population		Place of residence		Age		Education level		Relatives or friends living in COVID-19 epicentre
	X2	p	X2	p	X2	p	X2	p	X2	p	X2	p
Awareness
1	14.02	0.003	18.19	< 0.001	14.96	0.001	25.33	< 0.001	74.26	< 0.001	11.36	0.073
2	2.64	0.451	51.66	< 0.001	4.66	0.195	16.69	0.010	44.21	< 0.001	15.62	0.014
3	40.72	< 0.001	34.99	< 0.001	0.48	0.933	19.46	0.003	24.76	< 0.001	7.78	0.239
4	56.23	< 0.001	5.60	0.129	5.38	0.143	76.57	< 0.001	96.25	< 0.001	32.88	< 0.001
Reaction
5	88.29	< 0.001	71.98	< 0.001	23.51	< 0.001	136.91	< 0.001	42.15	< 0.001	9.40	0.140
6	4.67	0.195	26.07	< 0.001	4.71	0.155	51.62	< 0.001	20.43	0.002	30.22	< 0.001
Perceptions and attitudes
7	98.32	< 0.001	7.18	0.062	4.12	0.195	22.12	0.001	68.29	< 0.001	32.58	< 0.001
8	14.76	0.002	9.99	0.018	13.08	0.004	26.77	< 0.001	28.12	< 0.001	12.11	0.048
9	37.56	< 0.001	6.07	0.103	7.41	0.050	47.80	< 0.001	78.06	< 0.001	11.41	0.057
10	17.64	< 0.001	13.88	0.003	17.89	< 0.001	2.30	0.826	17.60	0.005	34.18	< 0.001
11	56.21	< 0.001	44.75	< 0.001	6.96	0.063	7.53	0.268	159.31	< 0.001	27.16	< 0.001

For items 1–11, see Table 1. Fisher's exact test was used in the analysis of sizes (<5). Population: medical staff and general public. Place of residence: Hubei and others. Age (years): 18-45, 46–59, and ≥60. Education level: lower than undergraduate, undergraduate, and postgraduate. Relatives or friends living in COVID-19 epicentre: Yes, No, and Not sure.