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Table 2.

Public Understanding and Intent to Comply with Select CDC Recommendations Related to COVID-19

			Avoid touching face		Wash hands		Social distancing		Stay home		Cough etiquette
		Number of respondents	Most certainly (%)	Probably yes (%)	Most certainly (%)	Probably yes (%)	Most certainly (%)	Probably yes (%)	Most certainly (%)	Probably yes (%)	Most certainly (%)	Probably yes (%)
Location	Zip code prefixes	5,005	59	28	90	8	86	10	95	5	86	12
New York, NY	100–114	61	64^a	25^a	95^a	3^a	95^a	5^a	95	3^a	90^a	8^a
Pittsburgh, PA	150–152	44	57^a	23^a	91	7^a	84^a	9^a	89^a	9^a	89^a	7^a
State College, PA	168	150	57	32^a	85^a	13^a	88^a	11^a	93^a	7^a	83^a	15^a
Harrisburg, PA	170–171	331	60	28	91	8	86	11^a	94	5	86	11^a
Philadelphia, PA	190–192	76	50^a	36^a	86^a	12^a	92^a	7^a	91^a	9^a	83^a	16^a
Washington, DC	200–205, 208–209, 220–221	99	52	26	89^a	9^a	88^a	9^a	92^a	7^a	82^a	16^a
Atlanta, GA	330–303	52	44^a	37	83^a	15^a	88^a	6^a	90^a	8^a	81^a	15^a
Detroit, MI	480–483	313	62^a	26^a	92^a	7^a	86	12^a	95	5	87^a	11^a
Madison, WI	537	79	53^a	27	82^a	16^a	85^a	15^a	96^a	3^a	84^a	14^a
Minneapolis, MN	550–554	71	48^a	38^a	87^a	11^a	82^a	14^a	92^a	8^a	82^a	17^a
Chicago, IL	600–698	287	59	33^a	90	9	85^a	13^a	92^a	6^a	84^a	14^a
Dallas, TX	750–753	41	71^a	22^a	90	7^a	90^a	10	93^a	5	88^a	10^a
Denver, CO	800–802	54	54^a	31^a	89^a	11^a	80^a	13^a	96^a	2^a	81^a	15^a
San Diego, CA	920–921	51	69^a	24^a	94^a	4^a	94^a	6^a	94	4^a	92^a	8^a
Seattle, WA	980–981	103	50^a	30^a	88^a	10^a	89^a	9^a	94	6^a	87^a	11^a

Note.

Result significantly different than national average, p < .05. CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; COVID-19 = coronavirus 2019.