Table 2.
Associations between attitudes and behaviours regarding COVID-19 and adoption clusters for COVID-19 NPIs.
| Attitudes and behaviours towards COVID-19 | Odds of being a non-adopter compared to adopter | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N = 4498 (%) |
Adopter Cluster (N = 3504) (%) |
Non-Adopter Cluster (N = 994) (%) |
OR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | |
| Ever tested positive for COVID-19 | |||||||
| No (REF) | 4385 (97) | 3413 (78) | 972 (22) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | 113 (3) | 91 (81) | 22 (19) | 0.85 | 0.53–1.36 | 0.57 | 0.52–1.52 |
| Know someone who had COVID-19 | |||||||
| No (REF) | 3162 (70) | 2401 (76) | 761 (24) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | 1336 (30) | 1103 (83) | 223 (17) | 0.32 | 0.57–0.78 | 0.71 | 0.48–0.67 |
| Extent to which COVID-19 might affect your health | |||||||
| Mild or no symptoms | 1085 (24) | 536 (49) | 549 (51) | 4.96 | 4.19–5.87 | 3.52 | 2.91–4.26 |
| Manageable (REF) | 1940 (43) | 1608 (83) | 332 (17) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Severe symptoms | 1026 (23) | 945 (92) | 81 (8) | 0.42 | 0.32–0.54 | 0.51 | 0.39–0.67 |
| Possible death | 447 (10) | 415 (93) | 32 (7) | 0.37 | 0.26–0.55 | 0.46 | 0.30–0.69 |
| Level of concern about friends/family getting sick | |||||||
| Very concerned | 1439 (32) | 1384 (96) | 55 (4) | 0.33 | 0.24–0.44 | 0.38 | 0.29–0.52 |
| Concerned (REF) | 1855 (41) | 1654 (89) | 201 (11) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Not that concerned | 834 (19) | 414 (50) | 420 (50) | 8.35 | 6.84–10.19 | 6.10 | 4.90–7.59 |
| Not at all concerned | 370 (8) | 52 (14) | 318 (86) | 50.32 | 36.26–69.84 | 31.01 | 21.77–41.16 |
| Live with someone who is high risk | |||||||
| No (REF) | 2649 (59) | 1970 (74) | 679 (26) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | 1849 (41) | 1534 (83) | 315 (17) | 0.60 | 0.51–0.69 | 0.69 | 0.58–0.82 |
| Number of persons outside your household that you regularly interact with in last few weeks | |||||||
| 1–5 persons (REF) | 1934 (43) | 1743 (90) | 191 (10) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| 6–10 persons | 1048 (23) | 859 (82) | 189 (18) | 2.00 | 1.62–2.49 | 1.75 | 1.37–2.23 |
| 11–15 persons | 485 (11) | 334 (69) | 151 (31) | 4.13 | 3.23–5.26 | 3.12 | 2.38–4.12 |
| 16–20 persons | 257 (6) | 157 (61) | 100 (39) | 5.81 | 4.34–7.78 | 3.94 | 2.81–5.51 |
| > 20 persons | 774 (17) | 411 (53) | 363 (47) | 8.06 | 6.56–9.90 | 5.96 | 4.71–7.53 |
| Younger people are mostly to blame for the increase in cases | |||||||
| Strongly agree/agree (REF) | 1968 (44) | 1751 (89) | 217 (11) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 1881 (42) | 1256 (67) | 625 (33) | 4.02 | 3.39–4.76 | 4.29 | 3.53–5.21 |
| Unsure/can’t say | 649 (14) | 497 (77) | 152 (23) | 2.47 | 1.96–3.11 | 2.48 | 1.91–3.22 |
| There is too much focus on how COVID-19 affects older people | |||||||
| Strongly agree/agree (REF) | 1228 (27) | 883 (72) | 345 (28) | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 2942 (65) | 2415 (82) | 527 (18) | 0.56 | 0.48–0.65 | 0.63 | 0.52–0.75 |
| Unsure/can’t say | 328 (7) | 206 (63) | 122 (37) | 1.52 | 1.17–1.96 | 1.22 | 0.90–1.65 |
Bold signals statistically significant p-values (< 0.05).
Odds ratios are the odds of being in the non-adopter cluster compared to odds of being in the adopter cluster.
CI confidence interval, REF reference group, cOR crude odds ratio using logistic regression, aOR adjusted odds ratio, adjusted for sex, age, province of residence, highest education and political leaning.