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Table 4 Previous experience with COVID-19, and worry group

From: Functional and dysfunctional fear of COVID-19: a classification scheme

 

Dependent variable

Functional Worry

Dysfunctional Worry

Functional Worry

Dysfunctional Worry

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Had COVID-19

2.439

1.012

2.076

0.936

(0.293)

(0.178)

(0.348)

(0.215)

p = 0.003***

p = 0.946

p = 0.036**

p = 0.757

Affected by COVID-19

0.979

1.465

0.860

1.458

(0.127)

(0.091)

(0.162)

(0.108)

p = 0.866

p = 0.00003***

p = 0.349

p = 0.0005***

Age 25–44a

  

0.889

1.238

(0.267)

(0.207)

p = 0.660

p = 0.303

Age 45–64a

  

2.264

1.611

(0.351)

(0.304)

p = 0.020**

p = 0.117

Age 65+a

  

2.081

2.085

(0.760)

(0.657)

p = 0.335

p = 0.264

Female (ref: Male)

  

1.252

1.310

(0.217)

(0.170)

p = 0.301

p = 0.113

White (ref: BAME)

  

0.883

1.113

(0.298)

(0.234)

p = 0.676

p = 0.648

Is keyworker

  

0.978

0.964

(0.040)

(0.031)

p = 0.577

p = 0.233

Cardiffb

  

1.889

1.256

(0.667)

(0.450)

p = 0.341

p = 0.613

Edinburghb

  

2.968

1.698

(0.626)

(0.425)

p = 0.083*

p = 0.213

Glasgowb

  

2.392

0.841

(0.610)

(0.424)

p = 0.153

p = 0.683

Leedsb

  

2.445

2.138

(0.630)

(0.410)

p = 0.156

p = 0.064*

Liverpoolb

  

2.759

1.532

(0.622)

(0.419)

p = 0.103

p = 0.309

Londonb

  

2.630

1.282

(0.533)

(0.336)

p = 0.070*

p = 0.460

Manchesterb

  

2.730

1.025

(0.600)

(0.414)

p = 0.094*

p = 0.953

Newcastleb

  

1.654

0.950

(0.722)

(0.480)

p = 0.486

p = 0.915

Sheffieldb

  

3.390

0.975

(0.607)

(0.435)

p = 0.045**

p = 0.954

Constant

0.016

0.969

0.014

0.922

(1.152)

(0.686)

(1.510)

(0.933)

p = 0.0004***

p = 0.963

p = 0.005***

p = 0.932

Akaike Inf. Crit.

2182.704

2182.704

1626.462

1626.462

  1. Multinomial logistic regression model estimated using R (package nnet). Source: Wave 2 of Policing the pandemic. Total n = 1058
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  3. aReference category: Age 16–24
  4. bReference category: Birmingham