Table 3 Descriptive statistics by four latent profiles
Variables | Profile 1 | Profile 2 | Profile 3 | Profile 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n= 463, 70.15%) | (n= 54, 8.18%) | (n= 77, 11.67%) | (n= 66, 10.00%) | |
n (%)/mean (SD) | n (%)/mean (SD) | n (%)/mean (SD) | n (%)/mean (SD) | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 274 (59.18) | 41 (75.93) | 49 (63.64) | 44 (66.67) |
 Female | 183 (39.52) | 13 (24.07) | 28 (36.36) | 22 (33.33) |
 Binary/Trans | 6 (1.30) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Race/ethnicity*** | ||||
 White | 326 (70.41) | 14 (25.93) | 38 (49.35) | 21 (31.82) |
 Black | 29 (6.26) | 11 (20.37) | 16 (20.78) | 12 (18.18) |
 Hispanic | 47 (10.15) | 27 (50.00) | 16 (20.78) | 31 (46.97) |
 Asian | 48 (10.37) | 2 (3.70) | 5 (6.49) | 2 (3.03) |
 Others | 13 (2.81) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.60) | 0 (0.00) |
Age | 24.89 (12.02) | 23.98 (11.62) | 25.17 (11.91) | 24.42 (11.88) |
Education level*** | 3.70 (1.06) | 4.17 (0.93) | 3.83 (0.86) | 4.17 (0.90) |
Political orientation*** | 4.17 (3.00) | 6.96 (2.81) | 5.22 (2.80) | 7.08 (2.74) |
Religious commitment*** | 3.84 (3.82) | 7.56 (2.44) | 6.43 (2.73) | 7.55 (1.92) |
Trust in science*** | 3.90 (0.64) | 2.92 (0.42) | 3.27 (0.56) | 2.93 (0.38) |
Believability of COVID-19 Narratives | ||||
 5G Narrative | 1.00 (0.00) | 6.31 (0.47) | 2.32 (0.47) | 4.55 (0.50) |
 Zoonotic Narrative | 5.76 (1.61) | 5.80 (1.18) | 4.59 (1.71) | 5.08 (1.58) |
 Gates Vaccine Narrative | 1.43 (1.06) | 5.11 (1.73) | 3.01 (1.56) | 4.95 (1.62) |
 Laboratory Narrative | 2.70 (1.83) | 5.52 (1.61) | 3.79 (1.59) | 4.89 (1.49) |
 Liberty Restriction Narrative | 2.28 (1.67) | 5.41 (1.78) | 3.55 (1.78) | 5.11 (1.66) |