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. 2021 Jan 29;21:245. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10287-w

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable associations between respondent characteristics and social distancing (number of days at home in the last 5)a in adult respondents (age ≥ 18 years)

Survey 1 Survey 2
Variable OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Univariable analysis
 Sex (Female vs. Male) 1.73 (1.64, 1.82) < 0.01 1.64 (1.43, 1.88) < 0.01
 Age (years) (5-unit increment) 1.04 (1.03, 1.05) < 0.01 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) 0.19
 Smoking (self or others in home) (Yes vs. No) 0.69 (0.66, 0.73) < 0.01 n/a n/a n/a
 Self or someone in home sick (Yes vs. No) 1.18 (1.11, 1.25) < 0.01 1.16 (0.95, 1.41) 0.13
 Recent travel (Yes vs. No) 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) 0.36 0.89 (0.68, 1.03) 0.09
 ≥ 5 individuals in home (vs. < 5) 0.94 (0.82, 1.09) 0.44 1.12 (0.76, 1.63) 0.57
 Essential worker (Yes vs. No) n/a n/a n/a 0.15 (0.14, 0.17) < 0.01
 Caregiver (Yes vs. No) n/a n/a n/a 0.81 (0.67, 0.96) 0.02
Multivariable analysis
 Sex (Female vs. Male) 1.74 (1.65, 1.84) < 0.01 1.49 (1.27, 1.73) < 0.01
 Age (years) (5-year increment) 1.05 (1.04,1.06) < 0.01 0.95 (0.93, 0.96) < 0.01
 Smoking (self or others in home) (Yes vs. No) 0.69 (0.65, 0.72) < 0.01 n/a n/a n/a
 Self or someone in home sick (Yes vs. No) 1.23 (1.16, 1.31) < 0.01 1.35 (1.09, 1.67) < 0.01
 Recent travel (Yes vs. No) 0.95 (0.9, 1.01) 0.13 0.83 (0.66, 1.04) 0.10
 ≥ 5 individuals in home (vs. < 5) 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) 0.166 0.86 (0.57, 1.31) 0.49
 Essential worker (Yes vs. No) n/a n/a n/a 0.14 (0.13, 0.16) < 0.01
 Caregiver (Yes vs. No) n/a n/a n/a 1.11 (0.92, 1.35) 0.29

n/a not asked in that particular survey, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

aDichotomous outcome defined by “staying at home in the last 5 days” greater than or equal to 3 days