Table 4b.

Perception of risk and severity (more than two options questions).

	Patients		Professionals		pa	pb
	n	%	n	%
Q24- What mortality rate do you think COVID-19 has in the general population?
<1%	43	11.1	66	21.0	<0.001	<0.001
1-5%	140	36.0	169	53.8
>5%	106	27.2	28	8.9
Uncertain	100	25.7	51	16.2
Q26- How many deaths do you think Covid-19 will cause in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2021?
None	3	0.8	0	0.0	<0.001	<0.001
1-10	21	5.4	2	0.6
11-50	53	13.6	27	8.6
>50	233	59.9	214	68.2
Uncertain	79	20.3	71	22.6
Q32- How many deaths do you think COVID-19 causes in relation to influenza?
Many less	6	1.5	19	6.0	<0.001	0.001
A few less	18	4.6	22	7.0
The same	38	9.8	13	4.1
A few more	81	20.8	56	17.7
Many more	203	52.2	174	55.1
Uncertain	43	11.1	32	10.1
Q33- How many people do you think get sick from COVID-19 compared to seasonal flu?
Many less	3	0.8	24	7.6	<0.001	<0.001
A few less	24	6.2	19	6.0
The same	36	9.3	18	5.7
A few more	77	19.8	68	21.5
Many more	206	53.0	153	48.4
Uncertain	43	11.1	34	10.8
Q34- How much harm do you think Covid-19 can do to you regarding seasonal flu?
Many less	2	0.5	1	0.3	0.566	0.549
A few less	8	2.1	4	1.3
The same	19	4.9	20	6.3
A few more	74	19.0	50	15.8
Many more	248	63.8	217	68.7
Uncertain	38	9.8	24	7.6

^aCalculated without taking into account undecideds.

^bAdjusted for undecideds.