Table 3. COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors, by Demographic Characteristics and Chronic Conditions, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Florida, April 2020a .
| Characteristic | Avoid Crowds or Public Events |
Reduce or Avoid Travel |
Keep Family Members Home |
Frequent Handwashing |
Other Measures |
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| No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | |
| Age, y | ||||||||||
| 18–44 | 215 | 94.7 (91.8–97.6) | 217 | 95.6 (92.9–98.3) | 204 | 91.1b (87.3–94.8) | 223 | 98.2 (96.5–100.0) | 133 | 58.6 (52.2–65.0) |
| 45–64 | 306 | 97.5 (95.7–99.2) | 299 | 95.5 (93.2–97.8) | 279 | 89.7 (86.3–93.1) | 306 | 97.8 (96.1–99.4) | 211 | 67.4 (62.2–72.6) |
| ≥65 | 437 | 96.7 (95.0–98.3) | 443 | 98.0 (96.7–99.3) | 370 | 84.3 (80.9–87.7) | 446 | 98.5 (97.3–99.6) | 285 | 63.3 (58.9–67.8) |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 402 | 94.8c (92.7–96.9) | 400 | 94.3d (92.1–96.5) | 362 | 86.4 (83.1–89.7) | 412 | 96.9e (95.3–98.6) | 248 | 58.4f (53.7–63.0) |
| Female | 567 | 97.8 (96.6–99.0) | 569 | 98.3 (97.2–99.3) | 500 | 88.3 (85.7–91.0) | 574 | 99.1 (98.4–99.9) | 386 | 67.0 (63.2–70.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 736 | 97.0 (95.7–98.2) | 733 | 96.7 (95.4–98.0) | 645 | 86.5 (84.0–88.9) | 743 | 97.9 (96.9–98.9) | 491 | 64.9 (61.5–68.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 69 | 97.2 (93.3–100.0) | 68 | 95.8 (91.1–100.0) | 62 | 88.6 (81.1–96.0) | 71 | 100.0 (100.0–100.0) | 37 | 52.9 (41.1–64.6) |
| Hispanic | 114 | 93.4 (89.0–97.8) | 118 | 96.7 (93.6–99.9) | 111 | 93.3 (88.8–97.8) | 121 | 99.2 (97.6–100.0) | 77 | 63.1 (54.5–71.7) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| <High school graduate | 88 | 91.7g (86.1–97.2) | 92 | 95.8 (91.8–99.8) | 81 | 85.3 (78.1–92.4) | 93 | 96.9 (93.4–100.0) | 45 | 46.9h (36.9–56.9) |
| High school graduate/GED | 267 | 95.4 (92.9–97.8) | 270 | 96.4 (94.3–98.6) | 242 | 88.6 (84.9–92.4) | 276 | 98.6 (97.2–100.0) | 164 | 58.6i (52.8–64.4) |
| Some college or college graduate | 614 | 97.8 (96.6–98.9) | 607 | 96.8 (95.4–98.2) | 539 | 87.4 (84.7–90.0) | 617 | 98.2 (97.2–99.3) | 425 | 68.0 (64.3–71.7) |
| Annual household income, $ | ||||||||||
| <25,000 | 264 | 94.6 (92.0–97.3) | 267 | 96.0 (93.7–98.3) | 235 | 85.5 (81.3–89.6) | 275 | 98.6 (97.2–100.0) | 172 | 61.6 (55.9–67.4) |
| 25,000–49,000 | 216 | 95.2 (92.4–98.0) | 219 | 96.5 (94.1–98.9) | 196 | 87.5 (83.2–91.8) | 220 | 96.9 (94.7–99.2) | 146 | 64.6 (58.4–70.8) |
| ≥50,000 | 320 | 98.2 (96.7–99.6) | 314 | 96.0 (93.9–98.1) | 293 | 90.7 (87.5–93.9) | 323 | 98.8 (97.6–100.0) | 220 | 67.3 (62.2–72.4) |
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Married/unmarried couple | 522 | 97.2 (95.8–98.6) | 522 | 97.4 (96.0–98.7) | 488 | 91.6 (89.2–93.9) | 527 | 98.1 (97.0–99.3) | 359 | 67.0 (63.0–71.0) |
| Not married/not coupled | 444 | 95.9 (94.1–97.7) | 443 | 95.7 (93.8–97.5) | 370 | 82.6 (79.1–86.1) | 455 | 98.3 (97.1–99.5) | 272 | 59.0 (54.5–63.5) |
| Chronic conditions | ||||||||||
| Diabetes | 140 | 96.6 (93.6–99.5) | 141 | 97.2 (94.6–99.9) | 122 | 85.9 (80.2–91.6) | 142 | 97.9 (95.6–100.0) | 86 | 59.3 (51.3–67.3) |
| Lung conditions | 126 | 97.7 (95.1–100.0) | 124 | 96.1 (92.8–99.5) | 114 | 89.1 (83.6–94.5) | 126 | 97.7 (95.1–100.0) | 87 | 68.5 (60.4–76.6) |
| Heart conditions | 76 | 97.4 (93.9–100.0) | 72 | 93.5 (88.0–99.0) | 65 | 84.4 (76.3–92.5) | 77 | 98.7 (96.2–100.0) | 50 | 64.1 (53.4–74.8) |
| No chronic conditions | 706 | 96.6 (95.3–97.9) | 708 | 96.9 (95.3–97.9) | 634 | 88.4 (86.1–90.8) | 718 | 98.2 (97.3–99.2) | 468 | 64.1 (60.6–67.6) |
| 1 Chronic condition | 174 | 96.1 (93.3–98.9) | 171 | 95.0 (91.8–98.2) | 146 | 83.0 (77.4–88.5) | 177 | 97.8 (95.6–99.9) | 102 | 57.0 (49.7–64.2) |
| ≥2 Chronic conditions | 75 | 98.7 (96.1–100.0) | 74 | 97.4 (93.8–100.0) | 68 | 89.5 (82.6–96.4) | 75 | 98.7 (96.1–100.0) | 54 | 71.1 (60.8–81.3) |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
Rao–Scott χ2 tests were used to determine P values. P < .05 was considered significant for sex (male vs female), marital status (married/couple vs not married/couple) and individual chronic condition comparisons (diabetes vs no diabetes, lung conditions vs no lung conditions, and heart conditions vs no heart conditions). The Bonferroni correction (P < .017) was applied when multiple comparisons were made between age, race/ethnicity, education, annual household income, and number of chronic conditions.
P = .015 compared with respondents aged ≥65.
P = .01 compared with female sex.
P < .001 compared with female sex.
P = .01 compared with female sex.
P = .005 compared with female sex.
P = .001 compared with some college/college graduate.
P < .001 compared with some college/college graduate.
P < .006 compared with some college/college graduate.