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. 2020 Apr 15;17(8):2731. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082731

Table 1.

Definitions and summary statistics of the variables.

Variable Definition Mean SD Min. Max.
Collective Action
Going out Frequency of going out: 1—at least once per day; 2—once every 2–3 days; 3—once every 4–5 days; 4—once every 6–7 days; 5—once every 8 days or more 3.627 0.935 1 5
Wearing masks Wearing masks when going out: 1 (never); ~5 (every time) 2.852 1.079 1 5
Moral Obligation
Sense of obligation I feel morally obliged to participate in COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.947 0.970 1 5
Personal satisfaction I feel satisfied participating in COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 4.077 0.876 1 5
Autonomy Whatever others may think, I will participate in COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.927 0.924 1 5
Objectivity I will participate in COVID-19 prevention and control because this is clearly a positive measure: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 4.242 0.783 1 5
Public Leadership
Influence force Village cadres have adequate influence force: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.233 0.851 1 5
Decision-making ability Village cadres can coordinate the interests of all the stakeholders in the decision-making process of COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.362 0.815 1 5
Executive ability Village cadres can efficiently implement the measures of COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.540 0.721 1 5
Creativity Village cadres can make a creative and effective scheme for COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (totally disagree); 5 (totally agree) 3.700 0.795 1 5
Physical Condition
Distance to the county Distance from the village to the county: 1—more than 40 km; 2—more than 30 km and less than or equal to 40 km; 3—more than 20 km and less than or equal to 30 km; 4—more than 10 km and less than or equal to 20 km; 5—less than or equal to 10 km 2.593 1.021 1 5
Household Characteristics
Age Villager’s age in years 42.993 8.226 19 62
Education Education level: 1—primary school or below, 2—middle school, 3—high school, 4—college/university, 5—graduate school or above 2.107 0.700 1 5
Child or elder Whether a child (under 15 years old) or elderly person (over 60 years old) is living in the home: 1—yes; 0—no 0.323 0.468 0 1
Rules-in-Use
Publicity Publicity measures for COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (none); 5 (sufficient) 3.782 0.866 1 5
Supervision Supervision mechanism for COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (completely useless); 5 (efficient) 3.538 0.900 1 5
Punishment Punishment mechanism for COVID-19 prevention and control: 1 (completely useless); 5 (efficient) 3.702 1.102 1 5