Association Between Perceived Risk of COVID-19 and Support for Transportation Policies

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• Personal Author:
  Duren M ; Ehsani J ; Michael J ; Pollack Porter K
• Description:
  The association between perceived risk of COVID-19 at the individual level and support for transportation policies designed to mitigate coronavirus transmission has received little attention. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (N = 2,011) in June 2020 to examine how support for public policy varied according to perceived risk. We used logistic regression models to control for demographic factors and identify the effect of perceived risk, defined as a combination of self-reported perceptions of personal risk of acquiring the disease and the severity of the illness if infected, on support for a range of policies related to transportation. We found that perceived risk did not vary significantly by sex, race, urbanicity, income, or age. Support for policies aimed at mitigating COVID-19 transmission was consistently higher among those with higher perceived risk of the disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease Prevention Disease Transmission Infection Control Perceived Risk Policy Public Health Risk Analysis Sociological Factors Transportation Policy

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• ISSN:
  2213-624X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065952
• Citation:
  Case Stud Transp Policy 2022 Sep; 10(3):1898-1903
• Contact Point Address:
  Michelle Duren, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
• Email:
  mduren3@jhmi.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Case Studies on Transport Policy
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4cdec28c6fd5a70c4c2459568007996a000c496ff9107d05dbbedb1cf0c8f220bd32f8cee7995e3dae8ca0fac3ce187d904641462aca98184f105a8c6fb02064
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209047/cdc_209047_DS1.pdf
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