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Table 3 Relative Importance Scores for Predictor Variables from Classification Tree Analyses by Outcome Variable

From: Perceived vulnerability to COVID-19 infection from event attendance: results from Louisiana, USA, two weeks preceding the national emergency declaration

Local Vulnerability

Score

National, not Local

Score

National Cases

100.00

National Likelihood

100.00

LA Cases

95.96

Income > 100 k

21.33

Compostable Plate

59.92

Nutrition Info

17.26

Recycle: Yes

44.62

LA Cases

14.09

Food Waste Info

41.90

National Cases

14.09

Nutrition Info

41.24

In-Person Recruitment

12.34

Race: Non-Hispanic White

39.76

Aware of Food Waste

9.67

Vegetable Group

25.30

Income: $50 k-$100 k

6.04

Race: Non-Hispanic Black

23.37

Vegetable Group

6.04

Income: $15 k - $50 k

14.05

Race: Non-Hispanic Black

5.27

18–24 x Student

10.45

18–24 x Student

3.11

Large Plate

10.18

Recycle: Yes

2.84

Income > 100 k

7.45

Race: Non-Hispanic White

2.66

In-Person Recruitment

5.89

Compost: Yes

1.66

Female

4.07

25–44 x Student

1.66

Compost: Yes

2.95

Income < 15 k

1.49

Eat a Healthy Diet

2.91

18–24 x Non-student

0.74

18–24 x Non-student

1.82

Large plate

0.74

FW heard

1.02

Female

0.23

  1. Note: Higher scores indicate variables that were more pivotal in predicting the italicized outcome variables. See additional classification tree outputs in Figures S3-S4