Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of people observed in New Orleans, New York, Florida, and New Jersey.

Characteristic		Mask (n=241)	No mask (n=249)	Total (n=490)	Chi-square test
					Chi-square, (df)		Value, n		P value
Gender appearance, n (%)						0.0026 (1)		488		.96
	Male	120 (49.8)	154 (61.8)	274 (55.9)
	Female	121 (50.2)	95 (38.2)	216 (44.1)
Age, n (%)						0.2725 (1)		489		.60
	Child	11 (4.6)	9 (3.6)	20 (4.1)
	Adult	230 (95.4)	240 (96.4)	470 (95.9)
Face touch, n (%)						8.64 (1)		490		<.05
	Yes	56 (23.2)	88 (35.3)	144 (29.4)
	No	185 (76.8)	161 (64.7)	346 (70.6)
Multiple face touch, n (%)						9.672 (1)		490		<.05
	Yes	17 (7.1)	40 (16.1)	57 (11.6)
	No	224 (92.9)	209 (83.9)	433 (88.4)
Long face touch, n (%)						5.864 (1)		490		<.05
	Yes	29 (12)	50 (20)	79 (16.1)
	No	212 (88)	199 (80)	411 (83.9)
Site of face touch, n						15.68 (9)		144		<.05
	1	5	10	15
	2	1	3	4
	3	21	28	49
	4	1	2	3
	5	4	5	9
	6	2	18	20
	7	9	7	16
	8	5	2	7
	9	1	6	7
	10	7	7	14
Oral activity, n (%)						36.84 (1)		490		<.05
	Yes	1 (0.4)	38 (15.3)	39 (8)
	No	240 (99.6)	211 (84.7)	451 (92)
Oral detail, n (%)						19.11 (3)		484		<.05
	Smoking	0 (0)	11 (4.4)	11 (2.2)
	Vaping	0 (0)	2 (0.8)	2 (0.4)
	Drinking	1 (0.4)	19 (7.6)	20 (4.1)
	Eating	0 (0)	6 (2.4)	6 (1.2)
Frequency of face touch (touch/s)		0.03	0.03	0.03
Location, n (%)						19.11 (3)		484		<.05
	New Orleans	70 (29)	105 (42.2)	175 (35.7)
	New York	161 (66.8)	122 (49)	283 (57.8)
	New Jersey	6 (2.5)	8 (3.2)	14 (2.9)
	Florida	4 (1.7)	14 (5.6)	18 (3.7)