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. 2021 Feb 25;23(2):e22197. doi: 10.2196/22197

Table 3.

Group differences between behavior and intention.

Behaviors Protect themselves generally (n=18,029)a Protect others if user showing symptoms (n=169) Protect themselves if household member showing symptoms (n=319) Protect a household member at high risk (n=1787) Overall

Mean difference (95% CI) Cohen d Mean difference (95% CI) Cohen d Mean difference (95% CI) Cohen d Mean difference (95% CI) Cohen d Mean difference (95% CI) Cohen d
Behavior

Social distancing 0.22
(0.21-0.23)
0.35 0.26
(0.11-0.40)
0.30 0.33
(0.24-0.42)
0.41 0.31
(0.28-0.35)
0.43 0.23
(0.22-0.24)
0.36

Clean/disinfect 0.38
(0.37-0.39)
0.52 0.30
(0.17-0.44)
0.36 0.41
(0.31-0.51)
0.47 0.43
(0.39-0.47)
0.54 0.38
(0.37-0.40)
0.52

Put aside shopping/packages 0.49
(0.47-0.50)
0.49 0.39
(0.24-0.54)
0.42 0.41
(0.31-0.51)
0.47 0.53
(0.48-0.58)
0.50 0.49
(0.47-0.50)
0.49

Self-isolate in own room 0.14
(0.13-0.15)
0.28 0.23
(0.11-0.36)
0.30 0.21
(0.14-0.29)
0.33 0.22
(0.19-0.25)
0.34 0.15
(0.14-0.16)
0.29

Wear face covering 0.28
(0.27-0.30)
0.37 0.29
(0.12-0.47)
0.30 0.35
(0.25-0.46)
0.42 0.37
(0.33-0.42)
0.42 0.29
(0.28-0.29)
0.37
Average infection control score 0.29
(0.29-0.30)
0.53 0.27
(0.16-0.38)
0.38 0.32
(0.25-0.40)
0.49 0.36
(0.33-0.39)
0.57 0.30
(0.29-0.31)
0.53

aGroup n values are taken across all behaviors.