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. 2020 Sep 21;263:113356. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113356

Table 2.

Actions taken to protect from getting or spreading infection in March 2020 (N = 840).

Action % Reporting Number of Actions Taken % of all Actions Taken
Washed hands or used a sanitizer 92.9 0 1.3
Kept distance from others 84.4 1 3.7
Avoided gatherings >10 people 82.4 2 3.2
Stayed at home 80.5 3 3.8
Covered nose & mouth when coughing 74.4 4 9.8
Avoided contact with sick people 69.8 5 16.0
Avoided touching face 67.2 6 23.5
Wore a face mask 10.2 7 38.8
Got tested for the virus 0.7
Did nothing 1.3

Note. Number of actions taken is the sum across all 7 included in the index and the percentage is the distribution of those sums.