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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by country

From: Knowledge deficit and fear of COVID-19 among higher education students during the first wave of the pandemic and implications for public health: a multi-country cross-sectional survey

Country

Age (in years)

Total n(%)

Gender

 

17–20 n(%)

21–24 n(%)

> = 25 n(%)

Male n(%)

Female n(%)

X n(%)

Belgium

9234(9.5)

9110(9.3)

2753(2.8)

21,099(21.6)

5493(5.6)

15,508(15.9)

98(0.1)

Canada

768(0.8)

1414(1.5)

1904(2.0)

4096(4.2)

1221(1.3)

2826(2.9)

49(0.1)

Czech

1382(1.4)

3853(4.0)

1792(1.8)

7027(7.2)

1943(2.0)

5050(5.2)

34(00.1)

Denmark

104(0.1)

995(1.0)

1175(1.2)

2275(2.3)

487(0.5)

1774(1.8)

14(< 0.01)

Finland

101(0.1)

434(0.4)

545(0.6)

1080(1.1)

224(0.2)

839(0.9)

17(< 0.01)

France

2202(2.3)

1650(1.7)

499(0.5)

4351(4.4)

1194(1.2)

3124(3.2)

33(< 0.01)

Germany

867(0.9)

2269(2.3)

1833(1.9)

4972(5.0)

1467(1.5)

3449(3.5)

56(0.01)

Greece

183(0.2)

300(0.3)

115(0.1)

598(0.6)

175(0.2)

419(0.4)

4(< 0.01)

Hungary

614(0.6)

1158(1.2)

764(0.8)

2537(2.6)

795(0.8)

1730(1.8)

12(< 0.01)

Iceland

37(0.001)

132(0.1)

339(0.3)

514(0.5)

105(0.1)

403(0.4)

6(< 0.01)

Israel

52(0.1)

153(0.2)

210(0.2)

416(0.4)

99(0.1)

316(0.3)

1(< 0.01)

Italy

2082(2.1)

5017(5.1)

2266(2.3)

9374(9.6)

2362(2.4)

6960(7.1)

52(0.1)

Netherland

3556(3.6)

5790(5.9)

2102(2.2)

11,450(11.7)

3330(3.4)

8038(8.2)

82(0.1)

Norway

297(0.3)

1305(1.3)

1582(1.6)

3186(3.2)

1012(1.0)

2160(2.2)

14(< 0.01)

Portugal

359(0.4)

324(0.3)

181(0.2)

865(0.8)

138(0.1)

723(0.7)

4(< 0.01)

Romania

202(0.2)

409(0.4)

59(0.1)

670(0.6)

140(0.1)

530(0.5)

0(< 0.01)

Russia

1561(1.6)

1033(1.1)

120(0.1)

2714(2.7)

642(0.7)

2072(2.1)

0(< 0.01)

Slovakia

194(0.2)

481(0.5)

159(0.2)

835(0.8)

237(0.2)

596(0.6)

2(< 0.01)

South Africa

508(0.5)

405(0.4)

221(0.2)

1134(1.1)

275(0.3)

849(0.9)

10(< 0.01)

Spain

274(0.3)

398(0.4)

234(0.2)

908(0.9)

267(0.3)

630(0.6)

11(< 0.01)

Sweden

136(0.1)

494(0.5)

625(0.6)

1262(1.2)

428(0.4)

824(0.8)

10(< 0.01)

Switzerland

559(0.6)

1937(2.0)

1109(1.1)

3607(3.6)

941(1.0)

2625(2.7)

41(< 0.01)

Turkey

3035(3.1)

4808(4.9)

2197(2.3)

10,043(10.3)

2994(3.1)

6994(7.2)

55(0.1)

UK

634(0.7)

727(0.7)

670(0.7)

2039(2.0)

436(0.4)

1588(1.6)

15(< 0.01)

USA

81(0.1)

61(0.1)

19(0.001)

161(0.1)

28(0.01)

128(0.1)

5(< 0.01)

Cyprus

104(0.1)

124(0.1)

54(0.1)

282(0.2)

71(0.1)

210(0.2)

1(< 0.01)

Total

29,126 (29.9)

44,781 (45.7)

23,527 (24.1)

97,495(100)

26,504(27.2)

70,365(72.1)

626(0.006)