Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample (N = 650)
Variable | Number (percent) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 128 (19.7) |
Female | 522 (80.3) |
Marital status | |
Single | 217 (33.4) |
Married | 401 (61.7) |
Others (divorced/widow) | 32 (4.9) |
Education | |
Below university | 18 (2.8) |
University | 315 (48.5) |
Postgraduate | 317 (48.3) |
Residence | |
Urban | 606 (93.2) |
Rural | 44 (6.8) |
Occupation | |
Medical | 426 (65.5) |
Non-medical | 224 (34.5) |
Time spent to focus on COVID-19 news | |
Not at all | 39 (6) |
< 1 h | 254 (39.1) |
1–3 h | 182 (28.0) |
> 3 h | 175 (26.9) |