Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents to the various surveys whose datasets were used in this study

Characteristics	APS 1 (n=1535)		APS 2 (n=2244)		PERC 1 (n=1304)		PERC 2 (n=1318)
	F	%	F	%	F	%	F	%
Sex
Male	776	50.6	1320	58.8	660	50.6	679	51.5
Female	759	49.4	924	41.2	644	49.4	639	48.5
Age group (years)
18–24	353	23	496	22.1	242	18.6	212	16.1
25–35	722	47.1	976	43.5	709	54.4	760	57.7
36–50	388	25.3	567	25.3	313	24	291	22.1
51–59	48	3.1	129	5.7	32	2.5	37	2.8
60+	22	1.4	76	3.4	8	0.6	18	1.4
Missing	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marital status
Single	848	55.2	1209	53.9	–	–	–	–
Married	687	44.8	1035	46.1	–	–	–	–
Highest education completed
No schooling	43	2.8	103	4.6	21	1.6	50	3.8
Primary school	28	1.8	158	7	85	6.5	75	5.7
Secondary school	302	19.7	847	37.7	843	64.9	400	30.3
Tertiary	1162	75.7	1136	50.6	350	26.9	793	60.2
Employment status
Artisan/daily paid	131	8.5	231	10.3	–	–	–	–
Business owner	314	20.5	568	25.3	–	–	–	–
Fully employed	465	30.3	595	26.6	–	–	–	–
Student	308	20.0	345	15.3	–	–	–	–
Unemployment	317	20.7	475	21.2	–	–	–	–
Others	–	–	30	1.3	–	–	–	–
Geopolitical zone
North-east	281	18.3	398	7.7	176	13.5	170	12.9
North-west	213	13.9	427	19	347	26.6	341	25.9
North-central	359	23.4	407	18.1	191	14.6	218	16.5
South-east	146	9.5	346	15.4	148	11.3	147	11.2
South-west	318	20.7	338	15.1	230	17.6	235	17.8
South-south	218	14.2	328	14.6	212	16.3	207	15.7
Religion
Christian	–	–	1383	61.6	–	–	–	–
Muslim	–	–	859	38.3	–	–	–	–
Others	–	–	2	0.1	–	–	–	–

APS, Audience Perception Survey; PERC, Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19.