Table 2 Regression models of COVID-19 question responses

 # of cases (100’s) in United States confirmed by 2:00 PM of the study date

0.173^b

0.110^b

−0.000

(0.038)

(0.036)

(0.045)

 # of cases in Louisiana confirmed by 2:00 PM of the study date

0.104^b

0.073^b

−0.004

(0.026)

(0.025)

(0.031)

 Female

0.536^b

0.099

0.178

0.563^b

0.108

0.185

(0.215)

(0.208)

(0.264)

(0.214)

(0.208)

(0.263)

 Age × Student Status: (Base: 18–24 × Student)

Joint p = 0.100^a

Joint p = 0.027^b

Joint p = 0.095^a

Joint p = 0.093^a

Joint p = 0.035^b

Joint p = 0.091^a

 25–44 × Student

0.273

0.858^b

−0.366

0.198

0.803^b

−0.370

(0.381)

(0.371)

(0.486)

(0.380)

(0.370)

(0.485)

 18–24 × Non-student

0.369

0.246

0.178

0.372

0.247

0.179

(0.255)

(0.243)

(0.294)

(0.255)

(0.243)

(0.294)

 25+ × Non-student

− 0.710^a

0.965^b

−1.773^b

−0.750^a

0.950^b

−1.781^b

(0.430)

(0.412)

(0.773)

(0.429)

(0.411)

(0.772)

 HH Income: (Base: $14,999 or less per year)

Joint p = 0.118

Joint p = 0.258

Joint p = 0.336

Joint p = 0.082^a

Joint p = 0.218

Joint p = 0.338

 $15,000–$49,999 per year

0.081

−0.453

0.369

0.053

− 0.468

0.369

(0.330)

(0.316)

(0.406)

(0.330)

(0.316)

(0.406)

 $50,000 - $99,999 per year

−0.668^a

− 0.230

− 0.109

− 0.719^a

−0.270

− 0.106

(0.372)

(0.361)

(0.460)

(0.372)

(0.362)

(0.460)

 $100,000 or more per year

−0.400

− 0.766^b

0.716

− 0.428

− 0.801^b

0.717

(0.370)

(0.352)

(0.438)

(0.371)

(0.352)

(0.438)

 Prefer not to answer

−0.566^a

− 0.433

0.107

− 0.627^b

− 0.485

0.107

(0.318)

(0.308)

(0.394)

(0.318)

(0.309)

(0.394)

 Race: (Base: Non- Hispanic White)

Joint p = 0.500

Joint p = 0.011^b

Joint p = 0.221

Joint p = 0.503

Joint p = 0.015^b

Joint p = 0.213

 Non-Hispanic Black

0.213

0.590^b

−0.573

0.171

0.564^b

−0.577^a

(0.292)

(0.278)

(0.349)

(0.291)

(0.277)

(0.348)

 All Others

−0.156

0.698^b

−0.348

− 0.190

0.672^b

− 0.351

(0.261)

(0.256)

(0.333)

(0.260)

(0.255)

(0.331)

 Health Insurance

−0.118

0.202

0.196

−0.151

0.177

0.195

(0.339)

(0.325)

(0.429)

(0.336)

(0.324)

(0.428)

 Recycle

0.543

0.624^a

0.097

0.570

0.643^a

0.099

(0.374)

(0.328)

(0.419)

(0.376)

(0.329)

(0.419)

 Compost

0.071

0.210

−0.108

0.010

0.184

−0.111

(0.233)

(0.227)

(0.286)

(0.231)

(0.226)

(0.285)

 Aware of Food Waste

−0.121

0.039

−0.018

− 0.110

0.051

− 0.019

(0.215)

(0.209)

(0.261)

(0.215)

(0.209)

(0.261)

 Eat a Healthy Diet

−0.547^b

− 0.285

− 0.004

−0.553^b

− 0.297

−0.003

(0.269)

(0.256)

(0.331)

(0.269)

(0.257)

(0.331)

 In-Person Recruitment

0.135

−0.188

0.698^b

0.143

−0.185

0.697^b

(0.228)

(0.214)

(0.272)

(0.229)

(0.215)

(0.272)

 Food Waste Info

0.378^a

0.550^b

−0.223

0.371^a

0.550^b

−0.224

(0.206)

(0.201)

(0.252)

(0.206)

(0.201)

(0.252)

 Nutrition Info

0.191

−0.072

0.314

0.183

−0.077

0.313

(0.206)

(0.200)

(0.250)

(0.206)

(0.200)

(0.250)

 Vegetable Group

−0.424^a

−0.001

−0.069

− 0.383

−0.009

− 0.050

(0.246)

(0.234)

(0.293)

(0.248)

(0.237)

(0.297)

 Large Plate

0.340

−0.067

0.232

0.339

−0.050

0.225

(0.223)

(0.214)

(0.270)

(0.224)

(0.215)

(0.271)

 Compostable Plate

0.189

0.034

0.051

−0.045

−0.119

0.055

(0.224)

(0.214)

(0.267)

(0.222)

(0.213)

(0.265)

 Veg Top of Menu

0.046

−0.187

0.247

0.043

−0.185

0.246

(0.213)

(0.204)

(0.257)

(0.213)

(0.204)

(0.257)

 Constant cut1

Constant cut2

−2.342^b

−0.932

−2.799^b

−1.232^b

(0.691)

(0.627)

(0.682)

(0.611)

−0.803

0.614

−1.270^b

0.314

(0.657)

(0.621)

(0.647)

(0.604)

 Constant cut3

−0.031

1.173^a

−0.506

0.872

(0.655)

(0.623)

(0.643)

(0.605)

 Constant cut4

1.940^b

2.823^b

1.444^b

2.519^b

(0.662)

(0.640)

(0.646)

(0.620)

 Constant

−1.753^b

− 1.744^b

(0.779)

(0.760)

 Observations

353

353

353

353

353

353

 Pseudo R²

0.063

0.046

0.071

0.058

0.045

0.071