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.