Table 6.
Proportion of consumers’ response to statements related to eating out practices during COVID-19 (n = 987).
| No. |
Statements |
Scale |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Attitudea | ||||||
| 1 | I consider the cleanliness and social distancing measures of restaurants as very important to reduce transmission of COVID-19. | 28 (2.8) | 4 (0.4) | 12 (1.4) | 216 (21.9) | 725 (73.5) |
| 2 | Following proper handwashing steps before eating is important to prevent COVID-19. | 18 (2.8) | 2 (0.2) | 19 (1.9) | 221 (22.4) | 717 (72.6) |
| 3 | If I have COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, breathing difficulty), it is important that I do not eat out. | 33 (3.3) | 4 (0.4) | 17 (1.7) | 204 (20.7) | 729 (73.9) |
| 4 | Wearing masks before and after eating in restaurant is not important1. | 642 (65.0) | 176 (17.8) | 41 (4.2) | 61 (6.2) | 67 (6.8) |
| Subjective normb | ||||||
| 5 | My family will disapprove if I don't wash or sanitise my hands properly before eating at restaurants. | 70 (7.1) | 40 (4.1) | 93 (9.4) | 331 (33.5) | 453 (45.9) |
| 7 | It is required of me to wash my hands before eating at restaurants. | 27 (2.7) | 15 (1.5) | 24 (2.4) | 215 (21.8) | 706 (71.5) |
| Perceived behavioural controlc | ||||||
| 8 | It is up to me to select clean restaurants that follow social distancing rules. | 81 (8.2) | 57 (5.8) | 52 (5.3) | 332 (33.6) | 465 (47.1) |
| 9 | Not having enough support from restaurant staff to ensure social distancing measures would make it difficult for me to eat out at restaurants. | 61 (6.2) | 53 (5.4) | 109 (11.0) | 375 (38.0) | 389 (39.4) |
| 10 | It is entirely up to me to wash my hands at the restaurants. | 359 (36.4) | 189 (19.1) | 85 (8.6) | 184 (18.6) | 170 (17.2) |
| 11 | Not having enough handwashing facilities at the restaurant would make it difficult for me to wash my hands. | 58 (5.9) | 52 (5.3) | 50 (5.1) | 325 (32.9) | 502 (50.9) |
| 12 | It is completely up to me to sanitise utensils and table surfaces at the restaurant. | 219 (22.2) | 164 (16.6) | 148 (15.0) | 283 (28.7) | 173 (17.5) |
| 13 | Not having support from staff would make it difficult for me to clean surfaces before eating. | 81 (8.2) | 89 (9.0) | 96 (9.7) | 362 (36.7) | 359 (36.4) |
| Intentiond | ||||||
| 14 | I will always wash my hands before eating at a restaurant. | 27 (2.7) | 11 (1.1) | 39 (4.0) | 245 (24.8) | 665 (67.4) |
| 15 | I will always avoid eating out if have COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough). | 37 (3.7) | 5 (0.5) | 27 (2.7) | 215 (21.8) | 703 (71.2) |
| 16 | I will always choose restaurants that look clean and follow social distancing measures. | 30 (3.0) | 3 (0.3) | 29 (2.9) | 262 (26.5) | 663 (67.2) |
| 17 | I will always sanitise utensils and table surface before eating in restaurants. | 47 (4.8) | 50 (5.1) | 153 (15.5) | 331 (33.5) | 406 (41.1) |
Notes: a – c use scale 1–5 where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree. d uses scale of 1–5 where 1 = very unlikely to happen and 5 = very likely to happen. 1 = negative statement.