TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics Comparing Counties That Socially Distanced or Not (N = 3142)
| All Counties | Counties With High Social Distancing | Counties With Low Social Distancing | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 43.19% | 56.81% | ||
| Census region | ||||
| Northeast | 6.91% | 13.26% | 2.07% | P < 0.001 |
| Midwest | 33.58% | 37.51% | 30.59% | |
| South | 39.27% | 22.99% | 51.65% | |
| West | 20.24% | 26.23% | 15.69% | |
| County MSA status | ||||
| Metropolitan | 26.64% | 50.22% | 8.71% | P < 0.001 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 73.36% | 49.78% | 91.29% | |
| Fatal drug overdose rate quartile | ||||
| Highest quartile | 20.72% | 25.42% | 17.14% | P < 0.001 |
| Not highest quartile | 79.28% | 74.58% | 82.86% | |
| Facilities | ||||
| The number of facilities in the county per capita | 5.44 | 5.51 | 5.39 | 0.6451 |
| The number of facilities in the county that offer telehealth per capita | 2.14 | 1.88 | 2.35 | 0.0093 |
Note: P-value is from chi-squared or t-test comparing the distribution or mean between counties that social distanced or not. Social distance measure is calculated based on changes in the SafeGraph data between February 2 to 8, 2020 and April 12 to 18, 2020. County-level fatal drug overdose rate and MSA status is from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data in 2017.