Table 3.
Behavioral change during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 340).
| Category* | Never | First time | Much Less | Slightly less | About the same | Moderately more | Much more | Mean | Std. Deviation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |||
| Buying local food | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.3 | 222 | 65.1 | 60 | 17.65 | 32 | 9.41 | 4.33 | 0.843 |
| Ordering groceries online | 213 | 62.5 | 16 | 4.7 | 6 | 1.76 | 6 | 1.76 | 36 | 10.8 | 34 | 10 | 29 | 8.53 | 5.96 | 1.665 |
| Buying food in person from a large supermarket | 24 | 7.0 | 5 | 1.5 | 50 | 14.7 | 60 | 17.65 | 125 | 36.7 | 44 | 13 | 32 | 9.41 | 4.01 | 1.430 |
| Buying food in person from a small supermarket or grocery store | 8 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.5 | 30 | 8.82 | 55 | 16.18 | 140 | 41.1 | 60 | 17.65 | 42 | 12.35 | 4.11 | 1.233 |
| Meals delivered from a restaurant or by a delivery application | 177 | 51.9 | 8 | 2.3 | 27 | 7.94 | 19 | 5.6 | 50 | 14.7 | 40 | 11.76 | 19 | 5.6 | 5.51 | 1.831 |
*
Scale values: never = 0; first time = 1; much less = 2; slightly less = 3; about the same = 4; moderately more = 5; much more = 6.