Table 1.
Descriptive baseline characteristics of fear of infection.
| Item | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| In your opinion, how likely are you to get infected? | ||
| Not likely | 587 | 11.9 |
| A little likely | 1910 | 38.7 |
| Likely | 1849 | 37.4 |
| Very likely | 594 | 12.0 |
| How worried are you to get infected with COVID-19? | ||
| Not worried | 1235 | 25.0 |
| A little worried | 2020 | 40.9 |
| Worried | 1213 | 24.6 |
| Very worried | 472 | 9.6 |
| How worried are you to get severely ill from a COVID-19 infection? | ||
| Not worried | 2058 | 41.7 |
| A little worried | 1702 | 34.5 |
| Worried | 740 | 15.0 |
| Very worried | 440 | 8.9 |
| How worried are you that anyone from your personal network will get infected with COVID-19? | ||
| Not worried | 270 | 5.4 |
| A little worried | 905 | 18.2 |
| Worried | 1710 | 34.4 |
| Very worried | 2083 | 41.9 |
| How worried are you that anyone from your personal network will get severely ill from infection? | ||
| Not worried | 300 | 6.0 |
| A little worried | 734 | 14.8 |
| Worried | 1403 | 28.2 |
| Very worried | 2531 | 50.9 |
| How worried are you that doctors and hospitals will not have sufficient medical supplies to handle the COVID-19 outbreak? | ||
| Not worried | 895 | 18.0 |
| A little worried | 1460 | 29.4 |
| Worried | 1378 | 27.7 |
| Very worried | 1235 | 24.9 |
| Fear of infection with COVID-19 Mean (SD) | 29 (11.5) | |