Table 2.
Prevalence of consistent social distancing among a household probability sample of 4654 US adults (August-December 2020).
| Characteristics | Unweighted | Weighted | ||
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Prevalence, n/N (%) | Prevalence, n/N (%); 95% CI | PRa (95% CI) |
| Overall | 2138/4654 (45.9) | 104,253,682/242,875,582 (42.9); 40.5-45.3 | N/Ab | |
| Sex | ||||
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Male | 833/1927 (43.2) | 46,015,009/115,613,214 (39.8); 36.2-43.5 | Reference (N/A) |
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Female | 1305/2727 (47.9) | 58,238,673/127,262,368 (45.8); 42.6-48.9 | 1.15 (1.03-1.29) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
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Hispanic | 274/607 (45.1) | 18,911,041/40,277,007 (47.0); 40.5-53.5 | 1.19 (1.02-1.39) |
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Non-Hispanic Black | 441/683 (64.6) | 16,316,928/27,643,982 (59.0); 50.3-67.2 | 1.49 (1.27-1.76) |
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Non-Hispanic White | 1298/3063 (42.4) | 60,824,958/153,881,404 (39.5); 36.8-42.3 | Reference (N/A) |
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Other | 125/301 (41.5) | 8,200,755/21,073,189 (38.9); 31.0-47.4 | 0.98 (0.78-1.23) |
| Age (years) | ||||
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18-34 | 351/1013 (34.6) | 21,618,778/67,946,989 (31.8); 27.2-36.8 | 0.67 (0.56-0.81) |
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35-44 | 314/777 (40.4) | 17,333,281/40,347,844 (43.0); 37.3-48.8 | 0.91 (0.77-1.08) |
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45-54 | 346/765 (45.2) | 17,811,654/39,524,761 (45.1); 39.3-51.0 | 0.95 (0.81-1.13) |
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55-64 | 499/926 (53.9) | 22,270,261/41,638,646 (53.5); 48.0-58.9 | 1.13 (0.98-1.31) |
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≥65 | 628/1173 (53.5) | 25,219,708/53,417,341 (47.2); 42.4-52.1 | Reference (N/A) |
| US Census region | ||||
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Northeast | 201/476 (42.2) | 18,423,748/42,937,799 (42.9); 37.1-48.9 | 1.03 (0.86-1.22) |
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Midwest | 233/591 (39.4) | 17,432,852/51,141,237 (34.1); 29.4-39.2 | 0.81 (0.68-0.97) |
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South | 1107/2275 (48.7) | 43,864,240/90,171,242 (48.6); 44.5-52.8 | 1.16 (1.01-1.33) |
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West | 597/1312 (45.5) | 24,532,842/58,625,304 (41.8); 37.5-46.3 | Reference (N/A) |
| Urbanicity | ||||
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Micropolitan/small town/rural | 219/468 (46.8) | 13,688,195/32,292,975 (42.4); 35.7-49.4 | Reference (N/A) |
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Metropolitan | 1919/4186 (45.8) | 90,565,487/210,582,607 (43.0); 40.5-45.6 | 1.01 (0.85-1.20) |
| Education | ||||
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High school/General Educational Development (GED) or less | 351/698 (50.3) | 37,216,103/85,965,483 (43.3); 38.2-48.5 | 1.13 (0.97-1.32) |
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Some college/associate’s degree | 641/1409 (45.5) | 30,576,917/69,226,861 (44.2); 40.1-48.3 | 1.16 (1.01-1.32) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 605/1430 (42.3) | 21,335,935/55,756,279 (38.3); 34.6-42.1 | Reference (N/A) |
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Graduate degree | 541/1117 (48.4) | 15,124,727/31,926,958 (47.4); 43.0-51.8 | 1.23 (1.08-1.41) |
| Annual income (US $) | ||||
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0-24,999 | 380/721 (52.7) | 15,386,978/29,566,723 (52.0); 45.4-58.6 | 1.22 (1.03-1.43) |
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25,000-49,999 | 418/916 (45.6) | 17,864,754/41,443,877 (43.1); 37.3-49.1 | 1.01 (0.85-1.20) |
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50,000-99,999 | 671/1445 (46.4) | 31,156,215/73,211,031 (42.6); 38.3-47.0 | Reference (N/A) |
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100,000-199,999 | 484/1125 (43.0) | 26,369,580/67,795,060 (38.9); 34.5-43.5 | 0.91 (0.78-1.06) |
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≥200,000 | 185/447 (41.4) | 13,476,156/30,858,891 (43.7); 37.1-50.5 | 1.02 (0.85-1.23) |
| Health insurance | ||||
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No health insurance | 118/263 (44.9) | 6,131,940/13,358,208 (45.9); 34.9-57.3 | Reference (N/A) |
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Medicare/Medicaid/other | 727/1352 (53.8) | 33,026,689/66,230,875 (49.9); 45.2-54.5 | 1.08 (0.83-1.42) |
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Private insurance/parent’s plan | 1155/2734 (42.2) | 58,149,331/147,299,448 (39.5); 36.5-42.5 | 0.86 (0.66-1.11) |
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Do not know | 138/305 (45.2) | 6,945,721/15,987,051 (43.4); 34.3-53.0 | 0.95 (0.68-1.33) |
| Month of sample collection | ||||
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August | 527/1195 (44.1) | 43,165,763/98,937,128 (43.6); 39.8-47.6 | Reference (N/A) |
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September | 196/406 (48.3) | 15,505,163/33,460,432 (46.3); 39.5-53.3 | 1.06 (0.89-1.26) |
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October | 348/812 (42.9) | 21,917,341/55,101,083 (39.8); 34.9-44.9 | 0.92 (0.78-1.07) |
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November | 1028/2165 (47.5) | 23,238,793/53,835,755 (43.2); 38.7-47.7 | 0.99 (0.86-1.14) |
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December | 39/76 (51.3) | 426,622/1,541,184 (27.7); 14.1-47.2 | 0.64 (0.33-1.23) |
| Job typec | ||||
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Accommodation and food services | 31/86 (36.0) | 1,889,223/6,572,047.14 (28.7); 17.2-43.9 | 0.72 (0.43-1.18) |
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Educational services | 148/334 (44.3) | 4,010,043/10,277,744.49 (39.0); 31.1-47.6 | 0.97 (0.77-1.24) |
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Health care and social assistance | 171/433 (39.5) | 7,690,760/21,216,123.32 (36.2); 30.0-43.0 | 0.91 (0.74-1.12) |
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Retail trade | 57/131 (43.5) | 5,088,591/11,147,959.41 (45.6); 33.1-58.8 | 1.14 (0.83-1.56) |
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Transportation and warehousing | 35/104 (33.7) | 1,687,619/6,340,794.69 (26.6); 16.1-40.7 | 0.66 (0.41-1.09) |
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Other | 663/1606 (41.3) | 34,585,460/86,625,204.41 (39.9); 36.1-43.9 | Reference (N/A) |
| Work locationd | ||||
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Completely indoors | 384/1032 (37.2) | 19,740,169/57,197,182 (34.5); 30.2-39.1 | 0.96 (0.77-1.21) |
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Completely outdoor/mixture/other | 210/571 (36.8) | 11,466,330/32,017,239 (35.8); 29.4-42.7 | Reference (N/A) |
aPR: prevalence ratio.
bN/A: not applicable.
cAmong those who were employed.
dAmong those who were employed and left home for work.