Perceptions of COVID-19 Risk: How Did People Adapt to the Novel Risk?

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited understanding of how risk perceptions changed as the US population gained experience with COVID-19. The objectives were to examine risk perceptions and determine the factors associated with risk perceptions and how these changed over the first 18 mo of the pandemic.

Methods

Seven cross-sectional online surveys were fielded between May 2020 and October 2021. The study included a population-weighted sample of 138,303 US adults drawn from a market research platform, with an average 68% cooperation rate. Respondents' risk perception of developing COVID in the next 30 days was assessed at each time point. We examined relationships between 30-day risk perceptions and various factors (including sociodemographic features, health, COVID-19 experience, poli

SUBMITTER: Sepucha K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253572 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature