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. 2020 Oct 17;46(4):693–702. doi: 10.1007/s10900-020-00936-3

Table 6.

City-based comparison of answers (N = 1515)

Riyadh
(n = 632)
Jeddah
(n = 157)
Makkah
(n = 249)
Madinah
(n = 43)
Other
(n = 434)
P-value
Answer n % n % n % n % n % Chi-square
Q1/How much are you committed to the social distancing measure of not attending gatherings out of home?
 Always 473 74.84 120 76.43 193 77.51 33 76.74 308.00 70.97 17.263 0.140
 Often 134 21.20 35 22.29 52 20.88 9 20.93 104.00 23.96
 Sometimes 24 3.80 2 1.27 3 1.20 1 2.33 16 3.69
 Never 1 0.16 0 0.00 1 0.40 0 0.00 6 1.38
Q2/How much are you committed to the social distancing measure of maintaining a safe distance from other people?
 Always 399 63.13 108 68.79 159 63.86 29 67.44 286.00 65.90 25.072 0.014*
 Often 150 23.73 44 28.03 72 28.92 10 23.26 92.00 21.20
 Sometimes 58 9.18 3 1.91 16 6.43 2 4.65 37 8.53
 Never 25 3.96 2 1.27 2 0.80 2 4.65 19 4.38
Q3/How much are you committed to the social distancing measure of no physical contact (like hand shaking, hugging)?
 Always 434 68.67 121 77.07 121 48.59 29 67.44 299.00 68.89 36.999  < 0.001*
 Often 120 18.99 31 19.75 31 12.45 7 16.28 79.00 18.20
 Sometimes 49 7.75 3 1.91 3 1.20 6 13.95 34 7.83
 Never 29 4.59 2 1.27 2 0.80 1 2.33 22 5.07
Q4/How much are you committed to the social distancing measure of not having meals with others?
 Always 544 86.08 138 87.90 215 86.35 35 81.40 364.00 83.87 15.402 0.220
 Often 55 8.70 10 6.37 23 9.24 5 11.63 32.00 7.37
 Sometimes 16 2.53 7 4.46 9 3.61 2 4.65 18 4.15
 Never 17 2.69 2 1.27 2 0.80 1 2.33 20 4.61
Q5/How much are you committed to the social distancing measure of staying at home during partial lockdown?
 Always 539 85.28 126 80.25 216 86.75 35 81.40 347.00 79.95 21.120 0.049*
 Often 77 12.18 27 17.20 30 12.05 6 13.95 67.00 15.44
 Sometimes 14 2.22 3 1.91 3 1.20 2 4.65 11 2.53
 Never 2 0.32 1 0.64 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 2.07

*Significant at level 0.05