Table 2.
Self‐reported adoption of COVID‐19 risk mitigation measures among community‐dwelling adults age 65 and older, by residence, 2020 NHATS
| Urban | Rural | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviors | n | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | P value |
| Frequently wash hands | 2,916 | 97.9 | 0.5 | 97.9 | 0.9 | 97.6 | 0.4 | .2002 |
| Wear a mask when going out | 2,887 | 96.9 | 0.5 | 95.4 | 1.3 | 96.6 | 0.4 | .2426 |
| Stay 6 feet away from people not in household | 2,833 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 88.3 | 1.0 | 92.2 | 0.7 | .0006 |
| Limit group gatherings | 2,732 | 91.6 | 0.8 | 87.4 | 1.8 | 90.8 | 0.8 | .0166 |
| Avoid being in restaurants, bars | 2,817 | 89.6 | 0.8 | 85.3 | 1.9 | 88.8 | 0.8 | .0178 |
| Limit shopping and other errands | 2,855 | 88.0 | 0.9 | 84.8 | 1.4 | 87.4 | 0.7 | 0.0699 |
| Avoid touching face | 2,846 | 88.6 | 0.8 | 83.1 | 2.3 | 87.6 | 0.7 | .0271 |
| Avoid contact with people not living with respondent | 2,823 | 86.2 | 1.0 | 80.4 | 2.4 | 85.1 | 0.9 | .0237 |
Abbreviations: Est, weighted estimate to represent the national population; SE, standardized linear error of the estimate.
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