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. 2020 Oct 30;69(43):1584–1590. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6943e4

TABLE 1. Self-reported mitigation behaviors,* by adult age group — COVID Impact Survey, United States, April–June 2020.

Behavior/Characteristic Wave 1 Apr (N = 2,190)
Wave 2 May (N = 2,238)
Wave 3 Jun (N = 2,047)
Yes (No.) Weighted % (95% CI)
Yes (No.)
Weighted % (95% CI) Yes (No.) Weighted % (95% CI)
Wore a face mask §
Total
1,713
78.1 (76.1–80.1)
1,855
82.9 (81.3–84.4)
1,815
88.7 (87.2–90.0)
Age group (yrs)
  18–29
195
69.6 (63.3–75.3)
261
81.8 (77.2–85.7)
273
86.1 (81.9–89.5)
  30–44
506
74.7 (70.7–78.4)
542
83.1 (80.1–85.8)
538
86.4 (83.4–88.8)
  45–59
419
79.8 (75.6–83.65)
431
80.7 (77.1–83.8)
406
88.3 (85.0–90.9)
  ≥60
593
83.7 (80.3–86.6)
621
84.7 (81.9–87.2)
598
92.4 (90.1–94.2)
Washed or sanitized hands §
Total
2,037
93.1 (91.8–94.2)
2,043
91.3 (90.1–92.4)
1,828
89.3 (87.9–90.6)
Age (yrs)
  18–29
236
83.5 (77.9–87.8)
281
88.1 (84.1–91.2)
259
81.7 (77.1–85.6)
  30–44
615
91.6 (88.9–93.7)
577
88.5 (85.8–90.7)
540
86.7 (83.8–89.1)
  45–59
499
95.0 (92.4–96.8)
497
93.1 (90.6–94.9)
429
93.3 (90.6–95.2)
  ≥60
687
96.5 (94.6–97.7)
688
93.9 (91.9–95.4)
600
92.7 (90.5–94.5)
Kept 6 feet distance §
Total
1,913
87.4 (85.7–88.9)
1,924
86.0 (84.5–87.4)
1,683
82.2 (80.5–83.8)
Age group (yrs)
  18–29
202
71.7 (65.5–77.2)
245
76.8 (71.9–81.1)
225
71.0 (65.7–75.7)
  30–44
565
84.6 (81.2–87.5)
541
83.0 (79.9–85.7)
490
78.7 (75.3–81.7)
  45–59
486
93.1 (90.3–95.1)
468
87.6 (84.6–90.2)
386
83.9 (80.3–87.0)
  ≥60
660
92.6 (90.0–94.5)
670
91.4 (89.2–93.2)
582
90.0 (87.4–92.0)
Cancelled/postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities §
Total
1,554
69.8 (67.5, 71.9)
1,514
67.8 (65.9, 69.7)
1,291
63.1 (61.0, 65.1)
Age group (yrs)
  18–29
167
60.0 (53.4–66.3)
208
65.2 (59.8–70.2)
185
58.4 (52.9–63.7)
  30–44
474
68.5 (64.2–72.4)
435
66.7 (63.0–70.2)
377
60.5 (56.6–64.3)
  45–59
376
70.3 (65.5–74.6)
363
68.0 (63.9–71.8)
292
63.5 (59.0–67.8)
  ≥60
537
74.8 (70.9–78.3)
508
69.3 (65.9–72.5)
437
67.5 (63.8–71.0)
Avoided public or crowded places
Total
1,762
80.5 (78.5–82.4)
1,724
77.0 (75.2–78.7)
1,542
75.3 (73.4–77.2)
Age group (yrs)
  18–29
204
74.2 (68.0–79.5)
238
74.6 (69.5–79.1)
213
67.2 (61.8–72.1)
  30–44
511
75.5 (71.5–79.1)
494
75.8 (72.3–78.9)
454
72.9 (69.2–76.2)
  45–59
432
82.8 (78.7–86.2)
400
74.9 (71.1–78.4)
346
75.2 (70.1–79.0)
  ≥60
615
86.3 (83.1–89.0)
592
80.8 (77.8–83.5)
529
81.8 (78.6–84.6)
Avoided some or all restaurants
Total
1,574
71.9 (69.6–74.0)
1,578
70.5 (68.6–72.4)
1,446
70.6 (68.6–72.6)
Age group (yrs)
  18–29
113
60.4 (53.8–66.6)
217
68.0 (62.7–72.9)
201
63.4 (58.0–68.5)
  30–44
465
68.2 (64,0–72.2)
470
72.1 (68.5–75.4)
419
67.3 (63.5–70.8)
  45–59
148
73.7 (69.2–77.8)
357
66.9 (62.8–70.7)
327
71.1 (66.8–75.1)
  ≥60 148
78.9 (75.3–82.2)
534 72.9 (69.5–76.0) 499 77.1 (73.7–80.2)

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.

* Wore a face mask, washed or sanitized hands, kept 6 feet of distance, avoided public or crowded places, canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities and avoided some or all restaurants.

Chi-square p-value <0.05 for differences across age groups, by survey wave.

§ Test for trend for overall change over time: p-value <0.001.

Test for trend for overall change over time for “avoided public or crowded places”: p-value = 0.002.