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Table 3 COVID-19-related perceptions and anxiety characteristics of the participants and their percentage distribution by First Nations and non-First Nations status, 2021.

From: A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications

Factors

Number of observations (%)

First Nations

Non-First Nations

p-value

Likelihood of getting in next 12 months

 Not very likely

358 (52.7%)

53.90%

40.40%

p=0.000

 Moderately likely

259 (38.1%)

40.50%

12.30%

 Very likely

62 (9.1%)

5.60%

47.40%

Perceived Harmfulness

 Not very harmful

59 (8.4%)

8.80%

3.30%

p=0.028*

 Moderately harmful

204 (29.1%)

30.20%

18.30%

 Very harmful

438 (62.5%)

61.10%

78.30%

Feel Afraid

 Not often/Rarely

318 (45.4%)

47.00%

28.80%

p=0.022

 Sometimes

209 (29.9%)

29.30%

35.60%

 Often/All of the time

173 (24.7%)

23.70%

35.60%

There is nothing we can do about COVID-19

 Disagree

425 (60.7%)

63.4%

18.3%

 

 Neither agree nor disagree

169 (24.1%)

25.0%

21.7%

p=0.000

 Agree

106 (15.1%)

11.6%

60.0%

 

 Economic impacts of COVID-19 not as bad as predicted

 Disagree

543 (77.7%)

80.8%

45.0%

 

 Neither agree nor disagree

89 (12.7%)

12.4%

16.7%

p=0.000

 Agree

67 (9.6%)

6.9%

38.3%

 
  1. *p-value estimated using Fisher’s exact test