Table 1.
Results of stepwise multiple regression predicting willingness to engage in protective behaviors against COVID-19 based on demographics, values/beliefs, news use, and environmental health literacy. N = 716 1.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block 1: Demographics | ||||
| Coastal counties | −0.061 | −0.058 | −0.061 | −0.035 |
| Age | 0.228 *** | 0.264 *** | 0.258 *** | 0.121 *** |
| Sex (female) | 0.090 * | 0.103 ** | 0.114 *** | 0.068 * |
| Education | 0.082 * | 0.016 | 0.011 | 0.015 |
| Income | 0.076 | 0.058 | 0.044 | 0.029 |
| Rent home | 0.112 ** | 0.052 | 0.049 | 0.037 |
| Ethnicity (Hispanic) | −0.013 | −0.035 | −0.035 | −0.016 |
| Race (Black) | 0.089 * | 0.086 * | 0.075 * | 0.037 |
| Race (American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or other) | 0.015 | 0.021 | 0.006 | −0.008 |
| Block R2 (%) | 7.307% | |||
| Block 2: Values and Beliefs | ||||
| Political ideology | −0.137 *** | −0.128 *** | −0.057 | |
| Religiosity | 0.043 | 0.029 | −0.015 | |
| Trust in research | 0.429 *** | 0.409 *** | 0.170 *** | |
| Block R2 (%) | 22.139% | |||
| Block 3: Attention to News | ||||
| Science and health news | 0.132 * | 0.075 | ||
| Politics and government news | −0.040 | −0.063 | ||
| Block R2 (%) | 0.895% | |||
| Block 4: Environmental Health Literacy | ||||
| Factual knowledge | 0.128 *** | |||
| Knowledge sufficiency | 0.055 * | |||
| Response efficacy | 0.566 *** | |||
| Block R2 (%) | 25.962% | |||
| Final Model R2(%) | 56.303% |
1 Cell entries are standardized regression coefficients. N = 716. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.