Table 2.
Preventive Behaviors Against COVID-19 of COVID Impact Survey Respondents (n = 10,760), a Nationally Representative Survey of the United States Among Adults With and Without a Compromised Immune System (April–June 2020)
| Adults with a compromised immune system (n = 753) |
Other adults (n = 10,007) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col % | 95% CI | Col % | 95% CI | ||
| Preventive behaviors against COVID-19 | |||||
| Washed or sanitized hands | 96.3 | 94.2–97.7 | 89.8 | 88.9–90.6 | <.001 |
| Kept six feet distance from those outside my household | 91.9 | 88.9–94.1 | 83.7 | 82.6–84.7 | <.001 |
| Worn a face mask | 86.6 | 83.2–89.4 | 84.8 | 83.9–85.8 | .32 |
| Avoided public or crowded places | 85.3 | 81.7–88.2 | 75.4 | 74.2–76.6 | <.001 |
| Avoided some or all restaurants | 79.1 | 75.0–82.7 | 69.9 | 68.6–71.1 | <.001 |
| Canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities | 73.5 | 69.1–77.4 | 64.4 | 63.0–65.7 | <.001 |
| Avoided contact with high-risk people | 71.1 | 66.7–75.1 | 57.5 | 56.1–58.9 | <.001 |
| Wiped packages entering my home | 52.7 | 48.0–57.4 | 40.7 | 39.4–42.1 | <.001 |
| Canceled a doctor appointment | 47.1 | 42.4–51.8 | 29.7 | 28.4–30.9 | <.001 |
| Canceled or postponed dentist or other appointment | 45.0 | 40.3–49.7 | 35.4 | 34.1–36.7 | <.001 |
| Worked from home | 26.5 | 22.6–30.8 | 32.2 | 30.9–33.5 | .01 |
| Canceled or postponed work activities | 28.4 | 24.3–32.8 | 27.8 | 26.6–29.1 | .81 |
| Visited a doctor or hospital | 16.6 | 13.2–20.7 | 9.2 | 8.4–10.0 | <.001 |
| Canceled or postponed school activities | 19.1 | 15.7–23.1 | 19.9 | 18.8–21.1 | .70 |
| Stayed home because I felt unwell | 17.6 | 14.3–21.6 | 9.9 | 9.0–10.8 | <.001 |