Table 4.
Knowledge, risk perception and worries on COVID-19 in the COSMO-SPAIN participants, according to presence of children in the household, November 2020.
| Total | Living with children | Not living with children | Standardized prevalence differencee, % (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | ||
| Knowledge a | |||||||
| COVID−19 is spread by drops when coughing/talking | 831 | 95.8 (94.3–97.0) | 246 | 95.3 (92.0–97.3) | 585 | 96.1 (94.2–97.3) | −0.1 (−3.0 to 2.8) |
| People who don't have fever can be contagious | 805 | 92.8 (90.9–94.4) | 242 | 93.8 (90.1–96.2) | 563 | 92.4 (90.1–94.3) | 0.8 (−3.1 to 4.6) |
| COVID−19 symptoms appear as soon as you get infected | 745 | 85.9 (83.4–88.1) | 226 | 87.6 (83.0–91.1) | 519 | 85.2 (82.2–87.8) | 2.4 (−2.6 to 7.4) |
| The recommendations of the authority are mandatory | 741 | 85.5 (83.0–87.7) | 224 | 86.8 (82.1–90.4) | 517 | 84.9 (81.8–87.5) | 2.8 (−2.3 to 7.9) |
| If I have symptoms I should stay at home | 848 | 97.8 (96.6–98.6) | 251 | 97.3 (94.4–98.7) | 597 | 98.0 (96.6–98.9) | 0.2 (−1.8 to 2.3) |
| If I am a close contact I must isolate myself | 843 | 97.2 (95.9–98.1) | 251 | 97.3 (94.4–98.7) | 592 | 97.2 (95.6–98.3) | 0.9 (−1.3 to 3.2) |
| Face masks should cover mouth and nose | 857 | 98.8 (97.9–99.4) | 256 | 99.2 (96.9–99.8) | 601 | 98.7 (97.4–99.3) | 1.0 (−0.4 to 2.3) |
| Hands should be washed before and after using the face mask | 821 | 94.7 (93.0–96.0) | 248 | 96.1 (92.9–97.9) | 573 | 94.1 (91.9–95.7) | 2.3 (−0.7 to 5.4) |
| Maintaining physical distance is an effective measure | 821 | 94.7 (93.0–96.0) | 247 | 95.7 (92.5–97.6) | 574 | 94.3 (92.1–95.8) | 2.3 (−0.7 to 5.3) |
| Risk perception of getting infected b | |||||||
| Probability in general | 234 | 27.0 (24.1–30.0) | 80 | 31.0 (25.7–36.9) | 154 | 25.3 (22.0–28.9) | 6.0 (−0.9 to 12.8) |
| In crowded closed spaces | 699 | 80.6 (77.9–83.1) | 217 | 84.1 (79.1–88.1) | 482 | 79.1 (75.7–82.2) | 5.9 (0.3 to 11.5) |
| In crowded open spaces | 387 | 44.6 (41.4–48.0) | 116 | 45.0 (39.0–51.1) | 271 | 44.5 (40.6–48.5) | 1.4 (−6.1 to 9.0) |
| In meetings with family and friends | 511 | 58.9 (55.6–62.2) | 157 | 60.9 (54.8–66.6) | 354 | 58.1 (54.2–62.0) | 2.2 (−5.2 to 9.6) |
| In on–site work | 384 | 44.3 (41.0–47.6) | 108 | 41.9 (36.0–48.0) | 276 | 45.3 (41.4–49.3) | −4.0 (−11.5 to 3.5) |
| In public transport | 628 | 72.4 (69.4–75.3) | 188 | 72.9 (67.1–78.0) | 440 | 72.2 (68.6–75.7) | 0.0 (−6.8 to 6.8) |
| In education centers | 311 | 35.9 (32.7–39.1) | 74 | 28.7 (23.5–34.5) | 237 | 38.9 (35.1–42.9) | −9.9 (−16.9 to −2.9) |
| In healthcare centers | 387 | 44.6 (41.4–48.0) | 112 | 43.4 (37.5–49.5) | 275 | 45.2 (41.2–49.1) | −0.4 (−8.0 to 7.2) |
| Perceived COVID−19 severity if infectedc | 278 | 32.1 (29.0–35.3) | 79 | 30.6 (25.3–36.5) | 199 | 32.7 (29.1–36.5) | 0.3 (−6.4 to 7.1) |
| Worry about possible pandemic consequences d | |||||||
| Losing a loved one | 802 | 92.5 (90.5–94.1) | 243 | 94.2 (90.6–96.5) | 559 | 91.8 (89.3–93.7) | 2.1 (−1.6 to 5.9) |
| Health services overload | 786 | 90.7 (88.5–92.4) | 234 | 90.7 (86.5–93.7) | 552 | 90.6 (88.1–92.7) | 1.1 (−3.2 to 5.3) |
| Losing their job | 477 | 55.0 (51.7–58.3) | 146 | 56.6 (50.5–62.5) | 331 | 54.4 (50.4–58.3) | −1.4 (−8.9 to 6.0) |
| Inability to pay the bills | 525 | 60.6 (57.3–63.8) | 163 | 63.2 (57.1–68.9) | 362 | 59.4 (55.5–63.3) | 3.3 (−4.0 to 10.5) |
| Work and family conciliation problem | 478 | 55.1 (51.8–58.4) | 164 | 63.6 (57.5–69.2) | 314 | 51.6 (47.6–55.5) | 12.2 (4.8 to 19.5) |
| Closure of schools or education centers | 427 | 49.3 (45.9–52.6) | 171 | 66.3 (60.3–71.8) | 256 | 42.0 (38.2–46.0) | 26.5 (19.4 to 33.6) |
a
Frequency and percentage of correct answers.
b
Frequency and percentage of answers “likely” or “very likely” (4 or 5 points over 5).
c
Frequency and percentage of answers “severe” or “very severe” (4 or 5 points over 5).
d
Frequency and percentage of being worried or very worried.
e
Standardized to the overall distribution of sex, age, education, living with someone older than 60, and personal history of COVID-19 in the entire COSMO-SPAIN sample.