Table 3.

Factors associated with views of US adults about COVID-19 restriction policies: Pew's ATP Survey, March 19–24, 2020 (N=10,609).

Predictor variable	Restricting international travel to the US		Requiring most businesses other than grocery stores and pharmacies to close	Asking people to avoid gathering in groups of more than ten			Cancelling major sports and entertainment events		Closing K-12 schools		Limiting restaurants to carry-out only			Postponing upcoming state primary elections
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age group
18–29 (ref)
30–49	0.79	[0.49,1.25]	0.89	[0.70,1.14]	0.84	[0.61,1.16]	1.14	[0.78,1.66]	1.04	[0.73,1.49]	0.74	[0.53,1.04]	0.82	[0.64,1.05]
50–64	1.47	[0.87,2.49]	0.86	[0.66,1.12]	1.04	[0.74,1.48]	1.23	[0.83,1.81]	1.09	[0.73,1.62]	0.72	[0.50,1.02]	0.76	[0.58,0.99]
65+	1.94	[1.07,3.50]	1.07	[0.80,1.43]	1.35	[0.91,2.01]	1.78	[1.13,2.80]	1.75	[1.11,2.75]	1.07	[0.72,1.59]	0.71	[0.53,0.95]
Sex
Male (ref)	1.00	[1.00,1.00]
Female	1.43	[1.05,1.95]	1.60	[1.38,1.87]	1.49	[1.20,1.85]	1.26	[0.98,1.61]	1.35	[1.07,1.69]	1.79	[1.47,2.17]	1.54	[1.34,1.76]
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic (ref)
Black non-Hispanic	0.99	[0.55,1.79]	1.17	[0.87,1.58]	0.62	[0.42,0.92]	0.56	[0.36,0.89]	0.65	[0.43,1.00]	0.99	[0.66,1.49]	0.83	[0.65,1.07]
Hispanic	1.72	[0.95,3.10]	1.45	[1.13,1.85]	1.87	[1.25,2.77]	1.37	[0.91,2.06]	1.76	[1.14,2.69]	1.36	[0.98,1.90]	1.67	[1.31,2.12]
Other	1.11	[0.64,1.93]	0.95	[0.71,1.26]	1.18	[0.75,1.86]	1.01	[0.59,1.71]	0.91	[0.59,1.40]	1.16	[0.79,1.71]	1.25	[0.93,1.68]
Family income
<$30,000 (ref)
$30–$74,999	1.15	[0.72,1.82]	1.37	[1.11,1.69]	1.26	[0.94,1.67]	1.20	[0.86,1.66]	1.24	[0.91,1.69]	1.25	[0.95,1.65]	1.02	[0.83,1.24]
$75,000+	0.87	[0.57,1.34]	1.34	[1.07,1.67]	1.39	[1.02,1.90]	1.19	[0.83,1.71]	1.08	[0.78,1.49]	1.35	[1.01,1.80]	0.87	[0.71,1.08]
Education
High school or less (ref)
Some college	1.14	[0.73,1.78]	0.81	[0.67,0.99]	1.02	[0.78,1.34]	0.95	[0.70,1.29]	1.20	[0.90,1.60]	1.06	[0.82,1.35]	0.79	[0.66,0.95]
College grad and above	0.93	[0.61,1.43]	0.96	[0.79,1.17]	1.25	[0.95,1.66]	1.45	[1.04,2.02]	1.26	[0.94,1.69]	1.14	[0.89,1.46]	0.89	[0.74,1.08]
Marital status
Married (ref)
Living with a partner	1.07	[0.60,1.92]	0.84	[0.64,1.12]	0.75	[0.51,1.10]	0.69	[0.44,1.08]	0.74	[0.49,1.13]	0.78	[0.53,1.14]	0.79	[0.61,1.03]
Divorced	1.01	[0.55,1.84]	0.88	[0.69,1.13]	1.09	[0.74,1.60]	0.81	[0.54,1.22]	0.98	[0.67,1.42]	0.91	[0.66,1.26]	0.79	[0.63,0.99]
Separated	1.98	[0.82,4.79]	0.66	[0.36,1.20]	1.85	[0.82,4.18]	1.03	[0.43,2.47]	1.03	[0.48,2.21]	1.01	[0.49,2.09]	1.07	[0.62,1.85]
Widowed	0.61	[0.28,1.33]	1.04	[0.72,1.49]	0.86	[0.52,1.42]	0.70	[0.39,1.27]	0.62	[0.36,1.05]	0.77	[0.48,1.23]	0.74	[0.54,1.01]
Never been married	0.67	[0.45,1.00]	0.92	[0.73,1.15]	0.88	[0.65,1.19]	0.73	[0.50,1.04]	0.75	[0.53,1.05]	0.89	[0.66,1.20]	0.88	[0.70,1.09]
Do you have children under the age of 12 in the household?
No (ref)
Yes	1.35	[0.89,2.06]	1.04	[0.84,1.27]	1.01	[0.78,1.32]	1.08	[0.79,1.48]	1.04	[0.78,1.39]	1.15	[0.88,1.49]	1.24	[1.03,1.50]
Political party affiliation
Rep/lean Rep (ref)
Dem/lean Dem	0.62	[0.43,0.90]	2.62	[2.23,3.08]	2.98	[2.33,3.81]	3.37	[2.52,4.51]	2.91	[2.24,3.79]	2.95	[2.36,3.68]	1.31	[1.13,1.52]
DK/refused/no lean	0.33	[0.13,0.82]	2.04	[1.25,3.35]	2.34	[1.26,4.35]	2.16	[1.03,4.50]	1.80	[0.90,3.59]	1.96	[1.06,3.65]	1.92	[1.18,3.11]
How closely have you been following news on COVID-19?
Not closely (ref)
Less closely	2.14	[1.28,3.58]	2.29	[1.69,3.10]	2.84	[2.01,4.00]	2.33	[1.58,3.43]	2.61	[1.80,3.78]	2.14	[1.52,3.02]	1.98	[1.46,2.66]
Very closely	3.68	[2.22,6.08]	4.57	[3.39,6.17]	7.33	[5.24,10.27]	5.72	[3.82,8.57]	5.43	[3.76,7.84]	4.97	[3.52,7.00]		2.73	[2.04,3.66]
Has the following happened to you or someone in your household because of COVID-19?
a. Been laid off or lost a job
No, has not happened (ref)
Yes, has happened	1.33	[0.85,2.05]	1.15	[0.92,1.44]	1.18	[0.86,1.61]	0.99	[0.72,1.37]	1.15	[0.84,1.58]	0.98	[0.74,1.29]		0.91	[0.75,1.11]
b. Had to take a cut in pay due to reduced hours or demand for your work
No, has no happened (ref)
Yes, has happened	0.93	[0.65,1.32]	0.96	[0.79,1.16]	0.84	[0.64,1.11]	0.92	[0.68,1.24]	0.83	[0.62,1.11]	0.98	[0.77,1.25]		0.96	[0.80,1.14]
Census region
Northeast (ref)
Midwest	1.39	[0.84,2.30]	0.76	[0.60,0.97]	0.85	[0.60,1.21]	0.82	[0.53,1.25]	0.72	[0.48,1.06]	0.74	[0.54,1.03]		0.73	[0.59,0.91]
South	1.53	[0.95,2.49]	0.75	[0.60,0.93]	1.03	[0.74,1.43]	1.03	[0.69,1.56]	1.00	[0.68,1.47]	0.77	[0.57,1.04]		0.86	[0.70,1.05]
West	1.08	[0.66,1.79]	0.59	[0.46,0.74]	0.68	[0.48,0.97]	0.74	[0.47,1.14]	0.58	[0.39,0.87]	0.59	[0.42,0.81]		0.51	[0.41,0.63]

Note. OR = adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals; outcomes by each of the seven listed restriction policies are modeled by using logistic regression, adjusted for covariates included in the study: age group, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, education, marital status, presence of children under the age of 12 in the household, political party affiliation, news exposure, employment status change due to the pandemic, and census region.