Table 1 Respondent characteristics.

From: COVID-19 risk perceptions in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Age

20–39 years

9762 (24.4%)

40–59 years

13,388 (33.5%)

Over 60 years

16,850 (42.1%)

Gender

Male

19,194 (48.0%)

Female

20,806 (52.0%)

Education level

Noncollege graduate

22,840 (57.1%)

College graduate

17,160(42.9%)

Income (ten thousand yen)

No income

2901 (7.3%)

Less than 100

2840 (7.1%)

100–Less than 200

4156 (10.4%)

200–Less than 400

10,664 (26.7%)

400–Less than 600

7931 (19.8%)

600–Less than 800

4997 (12.5%)

800–Less than 1000

3062 (7.7%)

1000 or more

3349 (8.6%)

Living with spouse/partner

Yes

23,914 (59.8%)

No

16,086 (40.2%)

Living with elderly family member(s)

Yes

8512 (21.3%)

No

31,488 (78.7%)

Living with child(ren)

Yes

7923 (19.8%)

No

32,077 (80.2%)

Vaccination status

None

5274 (13.2%)

Once or twice

4515(11.2%)

Three times or more

30,211 (75.5%)

Smoker

Yes

6880 (17.2%)

No

33,120 (82.8%)

Chronic diseases

Yes

6221 (15.6%)

No

33,779 (84.5%)

Infected with COVID-19

Yes

9015 (22.5%)

No

30,985 (77.5%)

Acquaintance who died from COVID-19

Yes

1569 (3.9%)

No

38,431 (96.1%)

Media source

Television

17,428 (43.6%)

Newspaper

3757 (9.4%)

Internet

14,692 (36.7%)

SNS

3134 (7.8%)

Radio

825 (2.1%)

Others

164 (0.4%)

  1. N = 40,000.