Table 2 Comparison and analysis of participants’ compliance with preventive behaviours and their demographic characteristics
Variable | Grouping | Higher compliance N (%) | Lower compliance N (%) | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–25 | 23 (1.8) | 19(1.4) | 6.535 | 0.258 |
26–30 | 107 (8.2) | 80(6.2) | |||
31–40 | 206 (15.9) | 149 (11.5) | |||
41–50 | 220 (16.9) | 218 (16.8) | |||
51–60 | 115 (8.9) | 111 (8.5) | |||
Over 60 | 27 (2.1) | 25 (1.9) | |||
Gender | Male | 481 (37.0) | 454 (34.9) | 6.771 | 0.009 |
Female | 217 (16.7) | 148 (11.4) | |||
Marital status | Unmarried | 142 (10.9) | 73 (5.6) | 16.71 | < 0.001 |
Married | 522 (40.2) | 489 (37.6) | |||
Divorced or widowed | 34 (2.6) | 40 (3.1) | |||
Education level | Junior middle school or below | 141 (10.9) | 228 (17.5) | 81.916 | < 0.001 |
High school or technical secondary school | 195 (15.0) | 199 (15.3) | |||
Junior college | 341 (26.2) | 171 (13.2) | |||
Bachelor’s degree or above | 21 (1.6) | 4 (0.3) | |||
Household registration | Rural area | 418 (32.2) | 341 (26.2) | 1.391 | 0.237 |
Urban area | 280 (21.5) | 261 (20.1) | |||
Occupation | Outdoor worker | 318 (24.5) | 363 (27.9) | 55.537 | < 0.001 |
Office staff | 110 (8.5) | 44 (3.4) | |||
Managerial or technical personnel | 168 (12.9) | 81 (6.2) | |||
Other | 102 (7.8) | 114 (8.8) | |||
Years of employment | < 1 | 67 (5.1) | 75 (5.8) | 13.757 | 0.003 |
1–5 | 279 (21.5) | 238 (18.3) | |||
6–10 | 152 (11.7) | 88 (6.8) | |||
>  10 | 200 (15.4) | 201 (15.5) | |||
Quarantine | No | 320 (24.6) | 339 (26.1) | 14.168 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 378 (29.1) | 263 (20.2) | |||
Source of epidemic-related concerns | Government release | 376 (28.9) | 350 (26.9) | 2.392 | 0.122 |
The media | 322 (24.8) | 252 (19.4) | |||
Anxiety | No | 615 (47.3) | 503 (38.7) | 5.568 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 83 (6.4) | 99 (7.6) | |||
Depression | No | 578 (44.5) | 481 (37.0) | 1.81 | 0.179 |
Yes | 120 (9.2) | 121 (9.3) |