From the OP link...
Quote:The vast majority of Democrats overestimate the probability of being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19, compared to other ideologies, a Gallup survey found.
And this is exactly why more Republicans ignore the dangers of COVID
and are potentially more likely to end up in hospital than Democrats.
Residents in majority Republican counties were more likely to die of COVID
than those in Democratic counties, a new study in the latest Health Affairs
issue reported. It looked at per capita COVID mortality through October 2021
by partisanship and controlled for race, ethnicity and other factors that might
influence infection risk.
It found majority Republican counties had nearly
73 extra deaths per 100,000
population compared to majority Democratic counties.
"Political ideology has long been known to affect health-related behaviours,
attitudes, and risk perception," the study authors wrote.
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https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00085?journalCode=hlt...