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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: Disasters. 2014 Sep 22;39(1):125–145. doi: 10.1111/disa.12089

Table 1.

Dependent variables

Dependent variable index Index description Variables included in the index
Basic NPIs Average support across three variables.
(Reported as 0–100%)		 Binary variables that describe support for the use of: (i) quarantine, (ii) face masks in public places, and (iii) temperature screening in public places.
Punishment Average support across three variables.
(Reported as 0–100%)		 Binary variables that describe support for making basic NPI non-compliance punishable by arrest, conditional on having supported the basic NPI.
Quarantine location preferences Binary index, reflecting overall preference for home or facility preference (mixed results were omitted, amounting to 13.65 per cent of the overall sample population). Preference for home or facility quarantine for 1) the respondent, and 2) a member of the respondent’s family.

Source: authors.