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. 2023 Feb 7;7:e38298. doi: 10.2196/38298

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics at stage 1 (N=2190)a.

Variable Descriptive statistics

Participants, n (%) Estimated proportion Linearized SE Design effect
Which of the following measures, if any, are you taking in response to the coronavirus? (Answered yes)

Canceled a doctor appointment 739 (33.74) 0.324 0.015 2.20

Worn a face mask 1713 (78.22) 0.775 0.014 2.37

Visited a doctor or hospital 167 (7.63) 0.079 0.009 2.44

Canceled or postponed work activities 704 (32.15) 0.324 0.015 2.26

Canceled or postponed school activities 448 (20.46) 0.212 0.013 2.33

Canceled or postponed dentist or other appointment 819 (37.40) 0.360 0.015 2.15

Canceled outside housekeepers or caregivers 221 (10.09) 0.114 0.011 2.70

Avoided some or all restaurants 1574 (71.87) 0.716 0.015 2.25

Worked from home 758 (34.61) 0.322 0.015 2.11

Studied at home 325 (14.84) 0.148 0.012 2.41

Canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities 1554 (70.96) 0.692 0.015 2.37

Stockpiled food or water 765 (34.93) 0.325 0.015 2.14

Avoided public or crowded places 1762 (80.46) 0.805 0.013 2.24

Prayed 1212 (55.34) 0.560 0.016 2.24

Avoided contact with high-risk people 1384 (63.20) 0.621 0.016 2.30

Washed or sanitized hands 2037 (93.01) 0.918 0.010 3.15

Kept a 6-foot distance from those outside my household/your household 1913 (87.35) 0.855 0.012 2.67

Stayed home because I felt unwell/you felt unwell 252 (11.51) 0.106 0.010 2.25

Wiped packages entering my home/your home 998 (45.57) 0.453 0.016 2.25
[After COVID-19 began spreading in the United States,] in the past month, how often did you communicate with friends and family by phone, text, email, app, or the internet?

Basically every day 1434 (65.48) 0.648 0.015 2.28

A few times a week 544 (25.30) 0.244 0.014 2.17

A few times a month 133 (6.07) 0.067 0.009 2.92

Once a month 45 (2.05) 0.027 0.005 2.45

Not at all 19 (0.87) 0.006 0.002 1.31
During a typical month prior to March 1, 2020, when COVID-19 began spreading in the United States, how often did you communicate with friends and family by phone, text, email, app, or the internet?

Basically every day 1177 (53.74) 0.541 0.016 2.26

A few times a week 740 (33.79) 0.324 0.015 2.25

A few times a month 203 (9.27) 0.094 0.009 2.05

Once a month 43 (1.96) 0.026 0.006 3.50

Not at all 13 (0.59) 0.007 0.003 3.11
Willingness to get digitally tracked and tested for COVID-19 (If these options were available to you, how likely would you be to participate in them?): installing an app on your phone that asks you questions about your own symptoms and provides recommendations about COVID-19

Extremely likely 290 (13.24) 0.134 0.011 2.44

Very likely 308 (14.06) 0.140 0.011 2.32

Moderately likely 437 (19.95) 0.208 0.014 2.52

Not too likely 441 (20.14) 0.196 0.012 2.14

Not likely at all 678 (30.96) 0.305 0.014 2.08

Already done this 25 (1.14) 0.013 0.004 2.57
Willingness to get digitally tracked and tested for COVID-19 (If these options were available to you, how likely would you be to participate in them?): installing an app on your phone that tracks your location and sends push notifications if you might have been exposed to COVID-19

Extremely likely 283 (12.92) 0.124 0.011 2.21

Very likely 307 (14.02) 0.149 0.012 2.47

Moderately likely 472 (21.55) 0.217 0.013 2.28

Not too likely 386 (17.63) 0.173 0.012 2.34

Not likely at all 718 (32.79) 0.325 0.015 2.15

Already done this 15 (0.68) 0.007 0.003 2.98
Willingness to get digitally tracked and tested for COVID-19 (If these options were available to you, how likely would you be to participate in them?): using a website to log your symptoms and location and get recommendations about COVID-19

Extremely likely 229 (10.46) 0.097 0.010 2.37

Very likely 315 (14.38) 0.152 0.012 2.37

Moderately likely 537 (24.52) 0.232 0.013 2.02

Not too likely 432 (19.73) 0.207 0.014 2.48

Not likely at all 637 (29.09) 0.292 0.014 2.20

Already done this 27 (1.23) 0.012 0.004 2.58
Willingness to get digitally tracked and tested for COVID-19 (If these options were available to you, how likely would you be to participate in them?): testing you for COVID-19 infection using a Q-tip to swab your cheek or nose

Extremely likely 552 (25.21) 0.227 0.013 2.08

Very likely 493 (22.51) 0.248 0.015 2.48

Moderately likely 538 (24.57) 0.231 0.013 2.06

Not too likely 256 (11.69) 0.136 0.012 2.63

Not likely at all 320 (14.61) 0.143 0.011 2.06

Already done this 21 (0.96) 0.012 0.004 2.66
Willingness to get digitally tracked and tested for COVID-19 (If these options were available to you, how likely would you be to participate in them?): testing you for immunity or resistance to COVID-19 by drawing a small amount of blood

Extremely likely 635 (29.00) 0.257 0.014 2.08

Very likely 490 (22.37) 0.246 0.014 2.36

Moderately likely 478 (21.83) 0.208 0.013 2.19

Not too likely 252 (11.51) 0.132 0.012 2.55

Not likely at all 314 (14.34) 0.147 0.011 2.21

Already done this 8 (0.37) 0.004 0.003 3.14

aPercentages may not sum up to 100 due to rounding. Subcategories may not sum up to 2190 due to missing data. As the focus of this study was on willingness, or likelihood, response option 88 was not included in psychometric analyses. Only 8 (0.37%) participants responded with option 88.