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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (No.) | Weighted % (95% CI) |
Yes (No.) |
Weighted % (95% CI) | Yes (No.) | Weighted % (95% CI) | |||
|
Wore a face mask
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
506 |
74.7 (70.7–78.4) |
542 |
83.1 (80.1–85.8) |
538 |
86.4 (83.4–88.8) |
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| 45–59 |
419 |
79.8 (75.6–83.65) |
431 |
80.7 (77.1–83.8) |
406 |
88.3 (85.0–90.9) |
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| ≥60 |
593 |
83.7 (80.3–86.6) |
621 |
84.7 (81.9–87.2) |
598 |
92.4 (90.1–94.2) |
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
615 |
91.6 (88.9–93.7) |
577 |
88.5 (85.8–90.7) |
540 |
86.7 (83.8–89.1) |
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| 45–59 |
499 |
95.0 (92.4–96.8) |
497 |
93.1 (90.6–94.9) |
429 |
93.3 (90.6–95.2) |
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| ≥60 |
687 |
96.5 (94.6–97.7) |
688 |
93.9 (91.9–95.4) |
600 |
92.7 (90.5–94.5) |
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
565 |
84.6 (81.2–87.5) |
541 |
83.0 (79.9–85.7) |
490 |
78.7 (75.3–81.7) |
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| 45–59 |
486 |
93.1 (90.3–95.1) |
468 |
87.6 (84.6–90.2) |
386 |
83.9 (80.3–87.0) |
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| ≥60 |
660 |
92.6 (90.0–94.5) |
670 |
91.4 (89.2–93.2) |
582 |
90.0 (87.4–92.0) |
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
474 |
68.5 (64.2–72.4) |
435 |
66.7 (63.0–70.2) |
377 |
60.5 (56.6–64.3) |
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| 45–59 |
376 |
70.3 (65.5–74.6) |
363 |
68.0 (63.9–71.8) |
292 |
63.5 (59.0–67.8) |
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| ≥60 |
537 |
74.8 (70.9–78.3) |
508 |
69.3 (65.9–72.5) |
437 |
67.5 (63.8–71.0) |
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
511 |
75.5 (71.5–79.1) |
494 |
75.8 (72.3–78.9) |
454 |
72.9 (69.2–76.2) |
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| 45–59 |
432 |
82.8 (78.7–86.2) |
400 |
74.9 (71.1–78.4) |
346 |
75.2 (70.1–79.0) |
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| ≥60 |
615 |
86.3 (83.1–89.0) |
592 |
80.8 (77.8–83.5) |
529 |
81.8 (78.6–84.6) |
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|
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) |
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|
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)† |
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| 30–44 |
465 |
68.2 (64,0–72.2) |
470 |
72.1 (68.5–75.4) |
419 |
67.3 (63.5–70.8) |
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| 45–59 |
148 |
73.7 (69.2–77.8) |
357 |
66.9 (62.8–70.7) |
327 |
71.1 (66.8–75.1) |
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| ≥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.