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 | ||