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Table 4 Experiences with COVID-19 overall and by region

From: Early public adherence with and support for stay-at-home COVID-19 mitigation strategies despite adverse life impact: a transnational cross-sectional survey study in the United States and Australia

 

Overall

USa

NY

LA

AU

(N = 5573)

(N = 3010)

(N = 507)

(N = 525)

(N = 1531)

Experience with COVID-19

 Tested for SARS-CoV-2—No. (%)

119

(2.1)

56

(1.9)

18

(3.6)

11

(2.1)

34

(2.2)

  Positive

10

(0.2)

5

(0.2)

4

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

1

(0.1)

  Negative

88

(1.6)

36

(1.2)

13

(2.6)

11

(2.1)

28

(1.8)

  Awaiting results

21

(0.4)

15

(0.5)

1

(0.2)

0

(0.0)

5

(0.3)

 Not tested

5454

(97.9)

2954

(98.1)

489

(96.4)

514

(97.9)

1497

(97.8)

 Hospitalized for COVID-19—No. (%)

38

(0.7)

20

(0.7)

7

(1.4)

6

(1.1)

5

(0.3)

  Not hospitalized

5535

(99.3)

2990

(99.3)

500

(98.6)

519

(98.9)

1526

(99.7)

 Know someone…—No. (%)

  confirmed positive with SARS-CoV-2

602

(10.8)

331

(11.0)

137

(27.0)

49

(9.3)

85

(5.6)

   Colleague(s)

141

(2.5)

74

(2.5)

40

(7.9)

4

(0.8)

23

(1.5)

   Family Member(s)

120

(2.2)

71

(2.4)

30

(5.9)

7

(1.3)

12

(0.8)

   Friend(s)

315

(5.7)

165

(5.5)

83

(16.4)

30

(5.7)

37

(2.4)

   Significant other(s)

28

(0.5)

18

(0.6)

4

(0.8)

0

(0.0)

6

(0.4)

   Other

75

(1.3)

42

(1.4)

11

(2.2)

9

(1.7)

13

(0.8)

  No

4971

(89.2)

2679

(89.0)

370

(73.0)

476

(90.7)

1446

(94.4)

  hospitalized due to COVID-19

336

(6.0)

192

(6.4)

74

(14.6)

34

(6.5)

36

(2.4)

   Colleague(s)

68

(1.2)

39

(1.3)

16

(3.2)

4

(0.8)

9

(0.6)

   Family Member(s)

80

(1.4)

51

(1.7)

14

(2.8)

7

(1.3)

8

(0.5)

   Friend(s)

168

(3.0)

85

(2.8)

42

(8.3)

20

(3.8)

21

(1.4)

   Significant other(s)

15

(0.3)

8

(0.3)

3

(0.6)

2

(0.4)

2

(0.1)

   Other

42

(0.8)

28

(0.9)

5

(1.0)

6

(1.1)

3

(0.2)

  No

5237

(94.0)

2818

(93.6)

433

(85.4)

491

(93.5)

1495

(97.6)

  who died due to COVID-19

158

(2.8)

86

(2.9)

48

(9.5)

13

(2.5)

11

(0.7)

   Colleague(s)

27

(0.5)

13

(0.4)

9

(1.8)

1

(0.2)

4

(0.3)

   Family Member(s)

15

(0.3)

7

(0.2)

6

(1.2)

1

(0.2)

1

(0.1)

   Friend(s)

81

(1.5)

44

(1.5)

26

(5.1)

6

(1.1)

5

(0.3)

   Significant other(s)

12

(0.2)

9

(0.3)

1

(0.2)

0

(0.0)

2

(0.1)

   Other

39

(0.7)

22

(0.7)

11

(2.2)

5

(1.0)

1

(0.1)

  No

5415

(97.2)

2924

(97.1)

459

(90.5)

512

(97.5)

1520

(99.3)

  1. Survey responses are reported using descriptive statistics as indicated, including number of respondents (No.), percentage of respondents (%), mean, and standard deviation (sd). For cases in which subgroups are stratified, the percentage of the total sample is reported
  2. aRespondents in the US sample do not include those who were separately recruited for the NY or LA samples, but include respondents from these cities