Table 1.

Comparison of the growth in state‐specific Google Trends search volume index by state and the overall stringency of COVID‐19 restrictions by state during the period 15 March 2020 to 1 June 2020.^a

Comparison group	SVI^b for ‘tanning bed’ by state		SVI growth rate^b%, ^c%	OxCGRT SI	P
Comparison group	15 March	1 June	SVI growth rate^b%, ^c%	OxCGRT SI	P
Top 25 states^d, ^e	29.6 ± 21.0	65.0 ± 24.4	188.2 ± 159.9^b	69.9 ± 4.7	0.01
Bottom 25 states	21.9 ± 9.5	79.4 ± 16.8	321.3 ± 193.2	56.4 ± 6.3	0.01
Top 15 states	31.3 ± 21.0	60.2 ± 22.3	155.2 ± 161.0	72.7 ± 5.7	< 0.01
Bottom 15 states	22.2 ± 8.7	83.5 ± 15.6	320.8 ± 141.2	52.9 ± 5.7	< 0.01

OxCGRT, Oxford COVID‐19 Government Response Tracker; SI, stringency index; SVI, search volume index.

^a Data are mean ± SD;

^b SVI results and SVI growth rates for ‘tanning bed’ classified by overall stringency of state COVID‐19 restrictions. SVIs range from 0 (no interest) to 100 (peak interest) during the study period;

^c SVI growth rate between these two values was calculated for each individual state, averaged across all states in each group, and the growth rate difference between groups was assessed for significance;

^d States were grouped into categories based on their mean OxCGRT SI during the study period, with ‘top’ states indicating those with the greatest mean SI;

^e Ranking of states from greatest to lowest SI: MD, NM, NY, KY, DE, ME, RI, FL, CA, CO, AK, NH, IL, VT, MT, ID, MN, CT, OH, PA, WV, HI, MI, NC, OR, MA, VA, WA, TX, KS, SC, NV, WY, WI, IN, NJ, TN, NE, MO, LA, GA, MS, OK, AL, IA, AZ, AR, UT, ND, SD.