Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants according to frontline epidemic prevention experience during the outbreak of COVID-19
Demographic characteristics | Frontline epidemic prevention experience, N (%) | Total, N = 22,459 | T or χ2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, 9402 (41.9) | No, 13,057 (58.1) | ||||
Gender | |||||
 Male | 6392 (68.0) | 7812 (59.8) | 14,204 (63.2) | 156.399 | < 0.001 |
 Female | 3010 (32.0) | 5245 (40.2) | 8255 (36.8) | ||
Age (years), mean ± SD | 28.09 ± 7.50 | 27.73 ± 8.08 | 27.88 ± 7.84 | − 3.457 | 0.001 |
BMI, mean ± SD | 21.93 ± 4.85 | 22.13 ± 4.91 | 22.049 ± 4.88 | 3.058 | 0.002 |
Marital status | |||||
 Married | 5035 (53.6) | 6147 (47.1) | 11,182 (49.8) | 121.955 | < 0.001 |
 Never-married | 4022 (42.8) | 6545 (50.1) | 10,567 (47.1) | ||
 Othersa | 345 (3.7) | 365 (2.8) | 710 (3.2) | ||
Education | |||||
 Primary schools and below | 172 (1.8) | 164 (1.3) | 336 (1.5) | 38.409 | < 0.001 |
 Middle school | 602 (6.4) | 871 (6.7) | 1473 (6.6) | ||
 High school or technical secondary school | 2292 (24.4) | 3582 (27.4) | 5874 (26.2) | ||
 College | 2790 (29.7) | 3717 (28.5) | 6507 (29.0) | ||
 Bachelor’s degree and above | 3546 (37.7) | 4723 (36.2) | 8269 (36.8) | ||
Occupation | |||||
 Medical workers | 478 (5.1) | 233 (1.8) | 711 (3.2) | 421.452 | < 0.001 |
 Community worker | 620 (6.6) | 391 (3.0) | 1011 (4.5) | ||
 Policemen | 124 (1.2) | 68 (0.5) | 192 (0.9) | ||
 Other | 8180 (87.0) | 12,365 (94.7) | 20,545 (91.5) | ||
Place of current residence | |||||
 Hubei | 121 (1.3) | 171 (1.3) | 292 (1.3) | 0.022 | 0.882 |
 Other parts of China | 9281 (98.7) | 12,886 (98.7) | 22,167 (98.7) | ||