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. 2020 Nov 10;15(11):e0241950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241950

Table 2. Odds ratios for age and other factors related to preventive personal behaviors: Wave 1 (03/10/20-03/31/20), wave 2 (04/01/20-04/28/20) and wave 4 (04/29/20-05/26/20).

Wore mask Washed hands Canceled personal/social activities Avoided high-risk people Avoided public places Avoided restaurants
OR P OR p OR p OR p OR p OR p
Age (18–34 years as reference)
 35–54 0.98 0.946 0.98 0.950 0.97 0.859 1.04 0.813 1.16 0.405 1.18 0.385
 55–64 0.73 0.344 1.27 0.449 0.73 0.103 0.98 0.917 0.96 0.850 1.02 0.917
 65+ 0.73 0.370 1.45 0.247 0.90 0.577 0.95 0.813 1.06 0.798 0.80 0.301
Wave (wave 1 as reference)
Wave 2 28.33 < .001 4.14 < .001 10.57 < .001 15.37 < .001 19.25 < .001 29.77 < .001
Wave 4 410.96 < .001 1.03 0.929 2.29 < .001 6.42 < .001 7.68 < .001 12.35 < .001
Age*wave interaction
 Age 35–54*wave 2 1.50 0.244 1.29 0.588 1.13 0.613 1.02 0.951 1.17 0.616 1.18 0.590
 Age 35–54*wave 4 1.21 0.646 2.74 0.009 1.14 0.541 1.22 0.466 1.34 0.292 1.44 0.165
 Age 55–64*wave 2 3.16 0.002 2.66 0.064 1.56 0.105 1.23 0.519 3.00 0.002 3.19 < .001
 Age 55–64*wave 4 3.64 0.002 4.73 0.001 2.08 0.002 1.44 0.229 2.96 < .001 3.01 < .001
 Age 65+*wave 2 3.05 0.004 1.20 0.726 1.47 0.133 1.35 0.346 3.37 0.001 7.23 < .001
 Age 65+*wave 4 3.94 0.002 3.90 0.002 1.66 0.028 1.98 0.021 2.90 0.001 6.85 < .001
Female 1.42 < .001 2.61 < .001 1.30 < .001 1.30 0.002 1.31 0.003 1.26 0.005
Living alone 0.91 0.451 0.65 0.018 0.81 0.029 0.89 0.308 0.77 0.037 0.87 0.239
Race/ethnicity (white as reference)
 Black 4.66 < .001 3.39 < .001 1.66 0.001 2.09 < .001 1.73 0.005 2.07 < .001
 Hispanic 2.12 < .001 3.59 < .001 2.20 < .001 1.70 0.003 2.13 < .001 1.83 < .001
 Asian 3.26 < .001 1.58 0.278 1.94 0.001 1.38 0.219 3.03 < .001 3.40 < .001
 Other 1.73 0.011 1.54 0.194 1.12 0.525 1.39 0.176 1.09 0.725 1.15 0.561
Education (16+ years as reference)
 13–15 years 0.92 0.542 1.04 0.844 1.09 0.431 0.96 0.767 1.21 0.189 1.14 0.311
 12 years 1.02 0.867 0.88 0.545 0.77 0.011 0.85 0.211 0.70 0.010 0.86 0.252
 0–11 years 0.65 0.008 0.74 0.219 0.64 0.000 0.95 0.747 0.72 0.039 0.87 0.359
Number of chronic conditions 1.12 0.005 1.14 0.026 0.96 0.185 1.00 0.930 1.04 0.323 0.99 0.828
Currently having a job 1.50 0.001 1.51 0.022 0.93 0.436 0.80 0.044 0.76 0.018 0.73 0.005
In poverty 1.07 0.687 0.65 0.053 0.89 0.370 0.88 0.400 0.87 0.425 0.91 0.570
Number of COVID-19 cases in the state of residence (per 1,000) 1.01 0.004 1.00 0.397 1.00 0.836 1.00 0.677 1.00 0.477 1.00 0.054
Political inclination (equal trust or no trust as reference)
 Trust Fox news more 0.87 0.278 1.08 0.690 0.92 0.408 0.87 0.236 0.91 0.418 0.72 0.006
 Trust CNN more 1.48 < .001 1.63 0.006 1.28 0.003 1.21 0.063 1.63 < .001 1.51 < .001
Perceived risk for infection 1.01 0.001 1.00 0.423 1.01 0.001 1.01 0.016 1.01 0.007 1.01 0.008
Perceived risk for dying 1.00 0.097 1.01 < .001 1.01 < .001 1.01 < .001 1.01 < .001 1.01 0.001
N 4,825 4,825 4,805 4,690 4,812 4,812
Wald χ2 839.43 266.48 886.36 683.70 785.00 931.79
Prob > χ2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Log pseudolikelihood -5544.50 -2803.69 -7711.72 -5971.95 -5581.58 -5979.43