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. 2021 Jun 3;78:102475. doi: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102475

Table D5.

YouGov Survey Questions.

Survey item Question
i12_health_2 Washed hands with soap and water
i12_health_3 Used hand sanitizer
i12_health_6 Avoided going out in general
i12_health_12 Avoided small social gatherings (not more than 2 people)
i12_health_13 Avoided medium-sized social gatherings (between 3 and 10 people)
i12_health_14 Avoided large-sized social gatherings (more than 10 people)
i12_health_15 Avoided crowded areas
i12_health_20 Avoided touching objects in public (e.g., elevator buttons or doors)

Notes: The data source is YouGov. Possible responses to each survey item are “Always”, “Frequently”, “Sometimes”, “Rarely”, and “Not at all”. For Table B14, we create a binary variable taking value 1 if the response is “Always” and 0 otherwise. For Table B15, we create a binary variable taking value of 1 if the respondent answered either “Always” or “Frequently” and 0 otherwise.