Table 1.
Variables and sources
| No. | Types | Explanation | Data source | Variables | Headings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dependent | Weekly change in COVID‐19 cases per 1000, May 1–8, 2020 | USAFacts | Change in Cases | CASES1 | |
| Weekly change in COVID‐19 cases per 1000, May 22–29, 2020 | CASES2 | |||||
| 2 | Mediator | Change in daily distance traveled, April 24, 2020 | Unacast | Social Distancing Compliance | SD | |
| 3 | Independent | Protection Motivation | Death count per 1000, April 24, 2020 | USAFacts | Deaths | DEATHS |
| 4 | Nonwhite population (%) | ACS 2018 5‐year estimate | Nonwhite Population | Nonwhite | ||
| 5 | Population over 60 years of age (%) | Older Population | OLD POP | |||
| 6 | Population with a bachelor's degree or higher (%) | High Educational Attainment | HIGH EDU | |||
| 7 | Households subscribing to internet (%) | Internet Subscribers | USE INT | |||
| 8 | Economic Motivation | Employment share in essential industries (%) | Bureau of Labor Statistics | Essential Workers | ESSENTIAL | |
| 9 | Households earning less than $60,000 per year (%) | ACS 2018 5‐year estimate | Lower Income | LESS60K | ||
| 10 | Statewide unemployment rate (%) | U.S. Department of Labor | Unemployment | UEMP | ||
| 11 | Government Context | Ratio of 2016 presidential votes for Republican candidate versus Democratic candidate | MIT Election Data and Science Lab | Republican Dominance | REPUBLICAN | |
| 12 | Days spent under stay‐at‐home order as of April 24, 2020 | NBC News and New York Times | Stay at Home | STAY HOME | ||
| 13 | State budget reliance on sales tax revenues (%) | U.S. Census Bureau | Sales Tax | S TAX | ||