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Table 1 List of variables for public perception and preventive behaviors in this study (compared with the questions and values in) and the original questionnaire

From: Public perceptions, individual characteristics, and preventive behaviors for COVID-19 in six countries: a cross-sectional study

Variable name in this study

Original survey question

Values in the original survey

Values in this study

Perceived susceptibility

What do you think is the probability that you are or have been infected with COVID-19?

Probability in percentage points % (integers 0–100)

Same as questionnaire

Perceived severity

What do you think is the probability that an infected person develops a serious illness that requires hospitalization?

Probability in percentage points % (integers 0–100)

Same as questionnaire

 

How effective do you believe each of these measures is in reducing the spread of the epidemic?

  

Perceived effectiveness of wearing a mask

Requiring masks to be worn outside by everyone

1 = Not effective at all, 2 = Slightly effective, 3 = Moderately effective, 4 = Very effective, 5 = Extremely effective

Same as questionnaire

Perceived effectiveness of handwashing

Hand washing

Perceived effectiveness of avoiding social gatherings

Forbidding mass gatherings

 

For each of the following behaviors, please tell us how often you engaged in them NOW

  

Wearing a mask

Wear a mask

1 = Never, 2 = Rarely, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Very often, 5 = Always

1 or 2: NOT taking preventive behaviors

3, 4, or 5: taking preventive behaviors

Handwashing

Wash your hands with water and soap, or use hand sanitizer

Avoiding social gatherings

Participate in a social gathering with more than 20 people

  1. aThe detail information of this questionnaire is available in https://osf.io/3pxkr/