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Table 1 Statistical description of study samples: univariate Analysis of the differences of residents’ attitudes to consent COVID-19 information has been disclosed timely during the low transmission period

From: Timeliness of information disclosure during the low transmission period of COVID-19: resident-level observational study in China

Variables

N (%)

χ2

P

Evidence Degrees

Total

2361 (100)

NA

NA

NA

Consent COVID-19 information has been disclosed timely

 Yes

1704 (72.17)

NA

NA

NA

 No

657 (27.83)

Gender

 Male

942 (39.90)

0.415

0.520

Low

 Female

1419 (61.10)

Age group, y

 18–44

1845 (78.14)

64.094

< 0.001

High

 45–59

369 (15.63)

  > 60

111 (4.70)

Highest educational level

 Primary school or below

68 (2.88)

13.475

0.001

High

 Middle school

186 (7.88)

 College degree or above

2107 (89.24)

Place of residence

 Urban

1372 (58.11)

5.762

0.016

High

 Rural

989 (41.89)

Region

 Eastern China

421 (17.83)

35.886

< 0.001

High

 Central China

1470 (62.26)

 Western China

470 (19.91)

Employment status

 Employed

1014 (42.95)

8.721

0.003

High

 Unemployed

1347 (57.05)

Have a chronic disease (diagnosed by a doctor)

 Yes

1621 (68.66)

0.093

0.761

Low

 No

740 (31.34)

Marital status

 Unmarried

1560 (66.07)

5.929

0.015

High

 Married

801 (33.93)

The primary way to get information about the COVID-19

 Traditional Media (Television, Radio and Newspapers)

1361 (57.65)

0.001

0.980

Low

 Emerging media (Weibo, WeChat and Interent news)

1000 (42.35)

COVID-19 have a large impact on your life

 Strongly disagree

620 (26.26)

7.825

0.098

Low

 Disagree

964 (40.83)

 Not sure

562 (23.80)

 Agree

124 (5.25)

 Strongly agree

91 (3.85)