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. 2020 Dec 1;15(12):e0242764. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242764

Table 4. The association between social acceptability and mask use.

Panel A: Regional Level DV: Wearing a face mask
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Social Acceptability
Regional average of mask users 2.90 (2.01-4.19) < .01 3.23 (2.19-4.79) < .01
log Positive cases in the region
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.99 (0.91-1.08) .88 0.76 (0.28-2.10) .59
Demographics? No Yes
Occupation Fixed Effects? No Yes
Time at home? No Yes
COVID job impact? No Yes
Survey date FE Yes Yes
N 4,132 3,901
N Regions 18 18
AIC 10,602 9,815
Panel B: Province Level DV: Wearing a face mask
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Social Acceptability
Provincial average of mask users 2.34 (1.78-3.08) < .01 2.41 (1.82-3.20) < .01
log Positive cases in the province
(per 100,000 inhabitants)
1.01 (0.93-1.09) .84 1.01 (0.94-1.10) .60
Demographics? No Yes
Occupation Fixed Effects? No Yes
Time at home? No Yes
COVID job impact? No Yes
Survey date FE Yes Yes
N 3,934 3,893
N Provinces 52 52
AIC 10,091 9,782