AUTHOR=Zhao Teng , Su Qiang , Hu Xinye 

TITLE=The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.873696

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.873696

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically threatened the postsecondary education setting. It is crucial to understand the factors that potentially affect college students’ COVID-19 responses, such as risk awareness, knowledge of the disease, and pandemic preparedness. However, there is insufficient literature on whether family characteristics contribute to students’ COVID-19 responses. Leveraging the data from a self-administrated survey – titled College Students’ Epidemic Preparedness in the Post-COVID-19 Era (CSEPPCE), we found that students from high-income families were more likely to have a greater awareness of risk and better knowledge of COVID-19. Additionally, students whose parents were employed by the government had a higher probability of knowing COVID-19 symptoms and wearing masks. However, we find that the relationships among risk awareness, knowledge, and family income do not meaningfully vary by sex or ethnicity. Implications and future directions are discussed.