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. 2021 Feb 16;11(2):e042954. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042954

Table 5.

Characteristics of respondents reporting the availability or unavailability of masks

Total (n=4649) Masks are available (n=4533) Masks are not available (n=294) χ2 P
Gender 7.292 0.007
 Male 1560 (32.3) 1444 (92.6) 116 (7.4)
 Female 3267 (67.7) 3089 (94.6) 178 (5.4)
Age (years) 19.154 0.001
 ˂20 256 (5.3) 234 (91.4) 22 (8.6)
 21–30 2312 (47.9) 2145 (92.8) 167 (7.2)
 31–40 1288 (26.7) 1236 (96.0) 52 (4.0)
 41–50 749 (15.5) 705 (94.1) 44 (5.9)
 ˃51 222 (4.6) 213 (95.9) 9 (4.1)
Education 1.832 0.608
 Middle school 257 (5.3) 240 (93.4) 17 (6.6)
 High School 782 (16.2) 742 (94.9) 40 (5.1)
 College 3002 (62.2) 2817 (93.8) 185 (6.2)
 Master’s degree 786 (16.3) 734 (93.4) 52 (6.6)
Marital status 27.955 <0.001
 Married 2607 (54.0) 2492 (95.5) 115 (4.4)
 Not married 2220 (46.0) 2041 (91.9) 179 (8.1)
Occupation 0.794 0.373
 Healthcare worker 251 (5.2) 239 (95.2) 12 (4.8)
 Other 4576 (94.5) 4294 (93.8) 282 (6.2)
Province 0.508 0.476
 Hubei 130 (2.7) 124 (95.4) 6 (4.6)
 Other 4697 (97.3) 4409 (93.9) 288 (6.1)
Area 33.838 <0.001
 Urban 3920 (81.25) 3719 (94.9) 201 (5.1)
 Rural 907 (18.8) 814 (89.7) 93 (10.3)
Community COVID-19 epidemic 1.822 0.610
 No COVID-19 cases 3707 (76.80) 3488 (94.1) 219 (5.9)
 Under medical observation 404 (8.37) 376 (93.1) 28 (6.9)
 Suspected case 262 (5.43) 242 (92.4) 20 (7.6)
 Confirmed case 454 (9.41) 427 (94.1) 27 (5.9)