Table 2 Descriptive statistics and bivariate association between potential predictors and willingness to participate in contact tracing [N = 1000] (Categorical variables)
Characteristic | Frequency (%) | Mann Whitney U/ Kruskal Wallis testsb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR)a | U/H-Statistics | dfc | z | p-value | ||
Demographics | ||||||
Gender | 206,062 | 1 | −1.478 | 0.139 | ||
Males | 48.0% | 4.3 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Female | 52.0% | 4.7 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Race/Ethnicity | 95,173 | 1 | 2.797 | 0.005 | ||
White | 83.7% | 4.3 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Black | 16.3% | 5.0 (6.0–4.0) | ||||
Education | 9.26 | 2 | – | 0.010 | ||
College graduate or higher | 30.0% | 5.0 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Some college | 29.7% | 4.7 (6.0–3.3) | ||||
High school graduate or less | 40.3% | 4.0 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Information seeking | ||||||
Thinking about what is said in the news, in your view is the seriousness of coronavirus….? | 237.01 | 2 | <.0001 | |||
Generally, correct | 43.8% | 5.0 (6.3–4.0) | ||||
Generally exaggerated | 34.4% | 3.0 (4.3–1.0) | ||||
Generally underestimated | 21.8% | 5.3 (6.7–4.0) | ||||
Thinking about some of the ways you get information about the coronavirus outbreak, would you say that you get information from each of the following sources… [Range 1 = Never; 4 = Regularly] | ||||||
Health care providers | 11.1591 | 2 | – | 0.004 | ||
Never, or rarely | 61.7% | 4.3 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Occasionally | 27.8% | 5.0 (6.0–4.0) | ||||
Regularly | 10.5% | 5.0 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Social media | 5.9814 | 2 | – | 0.050 | ||
Never, or rarely | 47.9% | 4.3 (6.0–3.3) | ||||
Occasionally | 32.0% | 4.3 (6.0–3.0) | ||||
Regularly | 20.1% | 5.0 (6.3–4.0) | ||||
Health insurance provider | 11.1662 | 2 | – | 0.004 | ||
Never, or rarely | 71.4% | 4.3 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Occasionally | 21.5% | 5.0 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Regularly | 7.0% | 5.3 (6.3–4.0) | ||||
Regardless of how often you get information from these sources, how much do you trust information provided about the coronavirus outbreak by each of the following? [Range 1 = Not at all, 7 = a great deal] | ||||||
Healthcare providers? | 92.4959 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not at all, or only a little | 18.8% | 4.0 (4.7–2.0) | ||||
A moderate amount | 23.1% | 4.0 (6.0–3.3) | ||||
Quite a bit or a great deal | 58.1% | 5.3 (6.3–3.7) | ||||
Family and Friends | 13.3238 | 2 | – | 0.0013 | ||
Not at all, or only a little | 28.7% | 4.0 (5.3–3.0) | ||||
A moderate amount | 41.1% | 5.0 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Quite a bit or a great deal | 30.2% | 4.7 (6.3–3.3) | ||||
Insurance providers | 89.8981 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not at all, or only a little | 36.0% | 4.0 (5.3–2.0) | ||||
A moderate amount | 34.8% | 4.7 (6.0–3.3) | ||||
Quite a bit or a great deal | 29.2% | 5.7 (6.7–4.3) | ||||
Trust/ Mistrust | ||||||
I think the federal government has an agenda that’s causing them not to give the whole story to the public. [Range 1 = Not true at all, 7 = Very true] | 46.20 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not true at all, somewhat untrue or untrue | 19.9% | 4.0 (5.7–2.0) | ||||
Neutral | 19.3% | 4.0 (5.3–3.7) | ||||
Somewhat True, true, or very true | 60.8% | 5.0 (6.3–3.7) | ||||
I think the Governor’s office has an agenda that’s causing them not to give the whole story to the public. .... [Range 1 = Not true at all, 7 = Very true] | 206.42 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not true at all, somewhat untrue or untrue | 39.5% | 6.0 (6.7–4.7) | ||||
Neutral | 14.2% | 4.0 (5.3–3.7) | ||||
Somewhat True, true, or very true | 46.3% | 4.0 (5.0–2.0) | ||||
Fears/ Concerns | ||||||
I worry that private information about my health could be used against me | 71.33 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not true at all, somewhat untrue or untrue | 29.5% | 5.7 (6.7–4.0) | ||||
Neutral | 25.0% | 4.3 (5.7–4.0) | ||||
Somewhat True, true, or very true | 45.5% | 4.0 (5.7–2.7) | ||||
I am worried that misinformation about COVID 19 is making people less safe? [Range 1 = Not true at all, 7 = Very true] | 75.77 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Not true at all, somewhat untrue or untrue | 13.5% | 3.3 (5.0–1.0) | ||||
Neutral | 12.2% | 4.0 (4.3–3.3) | ||||
Somewhat True, true, or very true | 74.3% | 5.0 (6.3–3.7) | ||||
How much of a threat is the coronavirus outbreak to your personal health? | 141.87 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
No threat/Don’t know | 25.2% | 3.3 (4.7–1.3) | ||||
Minor threat | 44.0% | 4.7 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Major threat | 30.8% | 6.0 (6.7–4.3) | ||||
Political Ideology | ||||||
Do you think of yourself as a….? | 173.28 | 2 | – | <.0001 | ||
Moderate or Other | 41.1% | 4.6 (6.0–3.7) | ||||
Conservative | 28.7% | 3.7 (4.7–1.7) | ||||
Liberal | 30.2% | 6.0 (6.7–4.3) | ||||