The Role of News Post Consumption on Facebook in Shaping Youth Perceptions of Safety and Civil Liberties during COVID-19 in the U.S., Spain, and Egypt

Table 3

List of threat items.

Item	Response	Country						Total
		Spain		Egypt		U.S.
			%		%		%		%
I fear from bombs and explosives that I may encounter any time.	Disagree	187	42.8%	259	59.4%	243	55.7%	689	52.6%
	Neutral	79	18.1%	56	12.8%	74	17.0%	209	16.0%
	Agree	171	39.1%	121	27.8%	119	27.3%	411	31.4%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%
I feel threatened by the economic performance of the country.	Disagree	108	24.7%	173	39.7%	133	30.5%	414	31.6%
	Neutral	102	23.3%	101	23.2%	116	26.6%	319	24.4%
	Agree	227	51.9%	162	37.2%	187	42.9%	576	44.0%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%
I am afraid about my family’s general safety.	Disagree	175	40.0%	200	45.9%	183	42.0%	558	42.6%
	Neutral	100	22.9%	81	18.6%	105	24.1%	286	21.8%
	Agree	162	37.1%	155	35.6%	148	33.9%	465	35.5%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%
I feel threatened by the lack of free speech and democratic rights.	Disagree	195	44.6%	196	45.0%	181	41.5%	572	43.7%
	Neutral	125	28.6%	72	16.5%	87	20.0%	284	21.7%
	Agree	117	26.8%	168	38.5%	168	38.5%	453	34.6%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%
I think the spread of diseases is an imminent threat.	Disagree	85	19.5%	135	31.0%	118	27.1%	338	25.8%
	Neutral	108	24.7%	79	18.1%	94	21.6%	281	21.5%
	Agree	244	55.8%	222	50.9%	224	51.4%	690	52.7%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%
I think COVID-19 pandemic threatens my life.	Disagree	146	33.4%	159	36.5%	157	36.0%	462	35.3%
	Neutral	125	28.6%	100	22.9%	88	20.2%	313	23.9%
	Agree	166	38.0%	177	40.6%	191	43.8%	534	40.8%
Total		437	100.0%	436	100.0%	436	100.0%	1309	100.0%