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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Innov. 2021 Mar 30;7(2):363–367. doi: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2021-000672

Table 2.

Selected mitigation measures among the subset of Google users completing mitigation steps (1 October–18 December 2020, based on back-end application data, N=170 142)

Mitigation step n (%)
Social distancing 169 972 (99.9)
 3 ft 62 102 (36.5)
 6 ft 90 685 (53.3)
 9 ft 17 354 (10.2)
Washing hands 149 725 (88.0)
Mask 142 409 (83.7)
 Homemade 68 227 (40.1)
  Fit
   Loose 9868 (5.8)
   Tight 58 359 (34.3)
  Layers
   One 10 889 (6.4)
   Two 57 338 (33.7)
 Surgical 48 320 (28.4)
 N95 25 691 (15.1)
Eye protection 28 583 (16.8)

The majority of users exited the application after receiving an initial risk assessment. The selections of the subset of Google users who continued on to input desired mitigation measures are summarised.