Table 5 Multiple linear regression with respect to preventive practices for total and by age groups.
Total | Age groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standardised β global | p-level* | Standardised β 18–29 years | p-level* | Standardised β 61 years or over | p-level* | |
Sex (ref: Male) | ||||||
Female | 0.13 | < 0.001 | 0.20 | 0.000 | 0.10 | 0.095 |
Age (ref: 18–29 years) | ||||||
30–44 | 0.13 | < 0.001 | ||||
45–60 | 0.20 | < 0.001 | ||||
61 years or over | 0.20 | < 0.001 | ||||
Level of education (ref: Low) | ||||||
Medium–Low | − 0.03 | 0.357 | − 0.11 | 0.190 | − 0.04 | 0.584 |
Medium–High | − 0.09 | 0.007 | − 0.15 | 0.112 | − 0.05 | 0.461 |
High | − 0.13 | < 0.001 | − 0.21 | 0.047 | − 0.20 | 0.008 |
Round (ref: round 4) | ||||||
Round 5 | 0.05 | 0.074 | 0.02 | 0.774 | 0.08 | 0.286 |
Round 6 | 0.05 | 0.071 | − 0.02 | 0.743 | 0.03 | 0.670 |
Someone close to you has died from coronavirus (0 = No, 1 = Yes) | − 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.212 | 0.02 | 0.673 |
Knowledge (scale 1–10) | 0.09 | < 0.001 | 0.11 | 0.051 | 0.07 | 0.223 |
Health literacy (scale of 0–50) | 0.07 | 0.002 | 0.03 | 0.590 | 0.05 | 0.373 |
Attitudes: measures were exaggerated (scale 1–5) | − 0.11 | < 0.001 | − 0.11 | 0.077 | − 0.06 | 0.335 |
Concern about coronavirus (scale 1–5) | 0.22 | < 0.001 | 0.16 | 0.018 | 0.21 | 0.002 |
Rate of expansion (scale 1–5) | 0.17 | < 0.001 | 0.06 | 0.369 | 0.12 | 0.083 |
Feeling depressed (scale 1–5) | − 0.02 | 0.531 | 0.03 | 0.614 | − 0.08 | 0.262 |
Fear (scale 1–5) | 0.04 | 0.131 | 0.03 | 0.623 | 0.06 | 0.428 |
Risk perception: severity (scale 1–5) | − 0.01 | 0.542 | − 0.02 | 0.666 | − 0.01 | 0.889 |
Information seeking (scale 1–5) | 0.07 | 0.002 | 0.24 | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.678 |
Pandemic fatigue (scale 6–30) | − 0.07 | 0.005 | − 0.10 | 0.063 | − 0.13 | 0.037 |
