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Table 2 Perceived personal and average US risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, by political party identification. Bolded numbers indicate a statistically significant relation between party identification and perception of risk

From: Prevention is political: political party affiliation predicts perceived risk and prevention behaviors for COVID-19

 

Political Party Identification

Relation of Identification and Risk Perception

Strong Republican

Weak Republican

Independent Republican

Independent Democrat

Weak Democrat

Strong Democrat

Slope (95% CI)

Self

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Absolute Risk

1.76 (0.67)

2.05 (0.66)

1.82 (0.79)

1.97 (0.53)

2.16 (0.71)

1.94 (0.83)

0.084 (0.032, 0.14)

Fear

1.47 (0.63)

1.83 (0.76)

1.63 (0.62)

2.14 (0.91)

2.49 (0.95)

2.52 (1.04)

0.17 (0.12, 0.23)

Feelings

1.66 (0.81)

1.92 (0.72)

1.66 (0.67)

1.98 (0.64)

2.08 (0.84)

1.98 (0.76)

0.082 (0.031, 0.13)

Severity

2.26 (1.04)

2.47 (1.03)

2.18 (0.85)

2.71 (0.99)

2.75 (0.84)

2.91 (0.98)

0.13 (0.59, 0.20)

Average US

 Absolute Risk

2.19 (0.74)

2.79 (0.78)

2.62 (0.68)

3.05 (0.76)

3.20 (0.75)

3.11 (0.86)

0.18 (0.072, 0.18)

 Fear

1.68 (0.76)

2.05 (0.75)

1.80 (0.73)

2.41 (0.71)

2.65 (0.96)

2.67 (0.88)

0.16 (0.11, 0.22)

 Feelings

1.88 (0.55)

2.33 (0.86)

2.20 (0.73)

2.73 (0.60)

2.96 (0.76)

2.75 (0.81)

0.13 (0.081, 0.182)

 Severity

2.34 (1.03)

2.65 (0.84)

2.49 (0.80)

2.99 (0.69)

3.04 (0.73)

3.24 (0.76)

0.13 (0.074, 0.19)

  1. All reported analyses control for age, education, ethnicity, gender, income, and rural/urban residence