Table 5.

Results of the tests for associations among variables

	COVID-19 Knowledge			Risk Perceptions			Preventive Behaviors
Variables	Mean (SD)	Statistical Test	P	Mean (SD)	Statistical Test	P	Mean (SD)	Statistical Test	P
Age		r = 0.24	0.111		r = −0.01	0.955		r = −0.02	0.896
Gender
Male	85.00	U = 168.00	0.510	4.42	U = 179.00	0.727	66.67	U = 187.50	0.903
	(7.04)			(1.88)			(38.78)
Female	82.71			4.06			75.00
	(8.27)			(1.58)			(23.44)
Level of education
Freshman/Sophomore	83.56	U = 210.50	0.857	3.87	U = 187.50	0.448	65.19	U = 144.50	0.064
	(6.60)			(1.64)			(24.80)
Junior/Senior	83.22			4.31			76.63
	(8.66)			(1.67)			(29.45)
Current employment
No	81.67	U = 176.50	0.119	4.04	U = 212.00	0.501	66.67	U = 168.50	0.084
	(7.68)			(1.76)			(29.12)
Yes	85.33			4.30			80.00
	(7.98)			(1.56)			(25.00)
Receipt of COVID-19 education
No	83.53	U = 220.50	0.821	3.88	U = 185.00	0.274	59.48	U = 128.50	0.013*
	(6.72)			(1.83)			(30.42)
Yes	83.21			4.33			81.07
	(8.75)			(1.45)			(23.63)

* = significant at 0.05 level; N = 44.