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Lowess smoother increased social distancing: Plots the application of the Lowess smoother to the relationship between the binary increased social distancing outcome variable and beliefs about the local infection rate for the US analysis sample. Increased social distancing is defined as an above-median increase in self-protective behaviors (e.g., visiting public spaces, visiting friends and family) from before the pandemic to a few weeks after it started
