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. 2021 Dec 2;26(48):2001636. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.48.2001636

Table 2. Changes in behaviour and risk perception during national lockdown, France, April 2020a .

Survey questions Response options %
Did you use public transport before and during lockdown?b Before lockdown 38.6%
During lockdown 1.4%
What would be your decision regarding a planned non-urgent medical appointment? Maintain appointment 19.2%
Cancel or postpone appointment 48.4%
Use telemedicine 32.4%
Do you usually wear a mask outside of home? No 47.7%
Sometimes 19.1%
Yes 26.6%
Not applicable 6.6%
Would you wear a mask at home in case of symptoms? No 35.0%
Sometimes 7.7%
Yes 57.3%
Risk perception. The outbreak represents... No risk 1.5%
A risk for myself and my relatives 53.0%
A risk for the elderly people 17.5%
A risk for both 28.0%
Has your risk perception changed since lockdown was implemented? No change 32.2%
Increased 63.4%
Decreased 4.4%

a For each question, the percentage was computed based on a minimum of 40,907 and a maximum of 42,036 reports and weighted to account for the French population distribution (age and sex) reported by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies in 2019.

b Participants were asked about the frequency of use of public transportation before and after the lockdown in two separate questions.