Table 1.
Sample characteristics by study arm.
| Variable | Intervention (n=511) | Control (n=503) | |
| Gender, n (%) |
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Male | 251 (49.1) | 238 (47.3) |
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Female | 254 (49.7) | 261 (51.9) |
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Nonbinary | 3 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) |
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Transgender | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) |
| Race, n (%) |
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White | 388 (75.9) | 394 (78.3) |
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Black or African American | 74 (14.5) | 58 (11.5) |
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American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) |
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Asian | 35 (6.8) | 37 (7.4) |
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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
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Other | 11 (2.2) | 11 (2.2) |
| Hispanic or Latino/a (Yes), n (%) | 28 (5.5) | 35 (7.0) | |
| COVID-19 diagnosis from a professional, n (%) |
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Yes | 15 (2.9) | 27 (5.4) |
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No/unsure | 496 (97.1) | 476 (94.5) |
| Religious commitment (1=low to 10=high), mean (SD) | 4.15 (3.45) | 4.06 (3.35) | |
| Political orientation (1=liberal to 10=conservative), mean (SD) | 4.27 (2.78) | 4.15 (2.71) | |
| Vaccination intentiona (1=unlikely to 7=likely), mean (SD) | 5.48 (2.14) | 5.50 (2.10) | |
| Seriousness of contracting COVID-19 (1=not at all serious to 10=very serious), mean (SD) | 6.60 (2.72) | 6.41 (2.61) | |
| Confidence avoiding COVID-19 (1=not very confident to 5=very confident), mean (SD) | 3.25 (0.98) | 3.27 (0.97) | |
| Family/friends COVID-19 avoidance (1=strongly disagree to 7=strongly agree), mean (SD) | 5.56 (1.51) | 5.72 (1.40) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.50 (16.61) | 45.28 (16.19) | |
aData do not include imputed values of “7” for vaccinated individuals.