Table 1. Sample Characteristics and Risk Perceptions About COVID-19, N = 897 .
| No. (%) | |
| Respondent Characteristics | |
| Female | 427 (47.6) |
| Age (y) | |
| Mean (SD) | 42 (12.8) |
| Median (IQR) | 40 (32.0, 52.0) |
| > 50 | 252 (28.1) |
| 21–35 | 327 (36.5) |
| 36–50 | 318 (36.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Chinese | 755 (84.2) |
| Malay | 64 (7.1) |
| Indian + others | 78 (8.7) |
| Married | 493 (55.0) |
| Education | |
| Below university (no formal education, primary, secondary, vocational/ITE, JC/polytechnic/diploma/do not know/not sure) | 353 (39.3) |
| University or above | 544 (60.7) |
| Living arrangement | |
| Living with elderly (aged ≥65), yes | 470 (52.4) |
| Living with young children (≤12), yes | 327 (36.4) |
| Chronic health conditions | |
| At least one chronic health condition, yes | 311 (34.7) |
| Median (IQR) for those with chronic conditions | 2 (1.0, 3.0) |
| Mean (SD) for those with chronic conditions | 2 (1.7) |
| GAD-7 Score | |
| Median (IQR) | 5 (1.0, 9.0) |
| Mean (SD) | 6 (5.5) |
| Mild anxiety (score: 5–9) | 256 (28.5) |
| Moderate anxiety (score: 10–14) | 151 (16.8) |
| Severe anxiety (score: ≥15) | 63 (7.0) |
| Public Perceptions of COVID-19 in Singapore | |
| Chances of getting COVID-19 compared to the regular Flu | |
| Much lower than the flu, slightly lower than the flu, same as the flu | 493 (55.0) |
| Slightly higher than the flu, much higher than the flu | 404 (45.0) |
| Perceived likelihood of COVID-19-related ICU admission | |
| Very unlikely, somewhat unlikely | 475 (53.0) |
| Very likely, somewhat likely | 422 (47.0) |
| Likelihood of Death from COVID-19 | |
| Very unlikely, somewhat unlikely | 627 (69.9) |
| Very likely, somewhat likely | 270 (30.1) |
| I think the government will be successful in containing the spread of COVID-19 | |
| Neither agree/disagree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, somewhat agree | 678 (75.6) |
| Strongly agree | 219 (24.4) |
| I think that if I am careful, I can reduce my chances of getting COVID-19 | |
| Neither agree/disagree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree | 218 (24.3) |
| Strongly agree, somewhat agree | 679 (75.7) |
| I think that people in Singapore are overly worried/paranoid about COVID-19 | |
| Neither agree/disagree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree | 574 (64.0) |
| Strongly agree, somewhat agree | 323 (36.0) |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; ITE, Institute of Technical Education; JC, junior college; ICU, intensive care unit.
All figures are in percentages; Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%.
*IQR: inter-quartile range represents 25th and 75th percentile.