Table 6.
Variable | Metric | CB | SD | WB | Variable | Metric | CB | SD | WB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Countryside | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Sign | + | + | + | Sign | NA | NA | NA | ||
Non-White | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | No access to open air | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Sign | NA | NA | + | Sign | NA | – | NA | ||
Male | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Not working | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sign | NA | – | NA | Sign | NA | NA | + | ||
Florida | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Tele-working | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sign | NA | – | NA | Sign | + | + | + | ||
New York | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Not working pre-Covid | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Sign | NA | NA | NA | Sign | NA | + | NA | ||
Texas | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Lost income | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sign | NA | – | NA | Sign | + | + | + | ||
56 or older | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Effectiveness of SD | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sign | NA | NA | + | Sign | + | + | + | ||
Pre-existing condition | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Area infection rate | Significant | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sign | +/– | – | + | Sign | NA | – | – | ||
Semi-urban/residential | Significant | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Benefits | Significant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sign | NA | NA | – | Sign | + | + | + |
This table summarizes the findings from linear probability models examining the association between socio-demographic characteristics and three different self-protective behaviors. Detailed tables with coefficient estimates, standard errors, significance levels and other controls can be found in the Appendix. “CB” stands for changed behaviors, “SD” stands for increased social distancing behaviors, and “WM” stands for increased hand washing or mask wearing