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Table 2 Difference in COVID-19 prevention behavior according to demographics in urban and rural areas

From: Infection preventive behaviors and its association with perceived threat and perceived social factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: 2020 community health survey

Variables

Urban (N = 86,163)

Rural (N = 55,739)

N (%)

M (SD)

F/t

p (Scheffé test)

N (%)

M (SD)

F/t

p (Scheffé test)

Gender

 Male

39,331 (45.6)

2.62 (0.32)

-44.366

 < .001

25,654 (46.0)

2.54 (0.37)

-21.651

 < .001

 Female

46,832 (54.4)

2.71 (0.29)

  

30,085 (54.0)

2.61 (0.36)

  

Age

 19-29a

14,288 (16.6)

2.65 (0.30)

191.280

 < .001 (d < a < c < b)

4586 (8.2)

2.64 (0.33)

726.399

 < .001 (a,b > c > d)

 30-49b

29,366 (34.1)

2.69 (0.29)

  

12,489 (22.4)

2.65 (0.35)

  

 50-69c

30,832 (35.8)

2.67 (0.31)

  

23,294 (41.8)

2.60 (0.35)

  

  ≥ 70d

11,677 (13.6)

2.62 (0.34)

  

15,370 (27.6)

2.46 (0.40)

  

Education*

 Under elementary schoola

9166 (10.6)

2.60 (0.34)

244.077

 < .001 (a < b < c < d)

16,297 (29.2)

2.47 (0.40)

829,788

 < .001 (a < b < c < d)

 Middle/high schoolb

32,884 (38.2)

2.66 (0.32)

  

23,516 (42.2)

2.59 (0.36)

  

 Associate/bachelor’s degreec

39,653 (46.0)

2.69 (0.29)

  

14,544 (26.1)

2.66 (0.32)

  

 Master and higherd

4310 (5.0)

2.72 (0.27)

  

1274 (2.3)

2.71 (0.29)

  

Income (monthly)*

  ≤ 100a

6106 (7.1)

2.63 (0.33)

85.728

 < .001 (a < b < c < d)

9387 (16.8)

2.48 (0.39)

270.289

 < .011 (c,d > b > a)

 101-300b

20,371 (23.6)

2.65 (0.32)

  

14,713 (26.4)

2.56 (0.37)

  

 301-500c

20,031 (23.2)

2.67 (0.31)

  

9768 (17.5)

2.61 (0.35)

  

  ≥ 500d

25,356 (29.4)

2.69 (0.30)

  

8211 (14.7)

2.62 (0.34)

  

Household type*

 Single person households

10,965 (12.7)

2.62 (0.33)

-14.941

 < .001

9202 (16.5)

2.51 (0.39)

-18.286

 < .001

  ≥ 2 person households

75,187 (87.3)

2.67 (0.30)

  

46,537 (83.5)

2.59 (0.36)

  

Working status*

 Working

52,291 (60.7)

2.67 (0.30)

-1.378

0.168

36,273 (65.1)

2.56 (0.38)

-8.742

 < .001

 Not working

33,853 (39.3)

2.67 (0.31)

  

19,440 (34.9)

2.59 (0.36)

  

Influenza vaccination*

 Vaccinated

43,776 (50.8)

2.68 (0.31)

-14.414

 < .001

35,161 (63.1)

2.60 (0.35)

11.899

 < .001

 Not vaccinated

42,238 (49.0)

2.65 (0.31)

  

20,493 (36.8)

2.56 (0.38)

  

Stress*

 Seldomly felt stresseda

16,291 (18.9)

2.67 (0.31)

4.158

0.006 (a,b,c < d)

16,575 (29.7)

2.55 (0.38)

47.247

 < .001 (a < b < c < d)

 Felt a little stressedb

48,026 (55.7)

2.67 (0.31)

  

28,724 (51.5)

2.58 (0.36)

  

 Felt much stressedc

18,960 (22.0)

2.67 (0.30)

  

9120 (16.4)

2.60 (0.35)

  

 Extremely felt stressedd

2880 (3.3)

2.69 (0.30)

  

1308 (2.3)

2.62 (0.36)

  
  1. *All missing values are included
  2. a,b,c and d represented the variable results of the scheffe test in order