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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of respondents and social distancing related variables in Surveys 1 and 2 in adult respondents (> 18 years) residing in Michigan

From: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: quantifying the practice in Michigan – a “hotspot state” early in the pandemic – using a volunteer-based online survey

 

Survey 1

N=44,995

N (%) or mean±SD

Survey 2

N=8414

N (%) or mean±SD

Sex

Female

38,618 (86%)

7305 (87%)

Male

6377 (14%)

1109 (13%)

Age (years)

42.7±12.8

45.9±12.9

Number of people in homea

2.3±1.4

2.3±1.5

Smoking in Home (self or others in home)a

No

37,084 (83%)

n/a

Yes

7831 (17%)

n/a

Currently feeling sick with COVID-19 primary symptoms (self or others in home)a,b

No

39,650 (88%)

7717 (92%)

Yes

5286 (12%)

684 (8%)

Traveled out of state in the last 14 days (self or others in home)a

No

39,332 (88%)

7907 (94%)

Yes

5600 (12%)

493 (6%)

Provide care for someone who resides outside their home

No

n/a

7715 (92%)

Yes

n/a

692 (8%)

Required to leave home for work

No

n/a

5718 (68%)

Yes

n/a

2673 (32%)

Stayed at home all day in the last 5 days

Zero days

5038 (11%)

684 (8%)

1–2 days

11,623 (26%)

1156 (14%)

3–4 days

19,796 (44%)

2582 (31%)

5 days

8469 (19%)

3915 (47%)

Gone to workplace or volunteer site in last 5 days

Zero days

24,198 (54%)

5863 (70%)

1–2 days

8092 (18%)

1049 (13%)

3–4 days

8597 (19%)

846 (10%)

5 days

4052 (9%)

563 (7%)

Social gatherings > 10 people in the last 5 days

Zero days

43,196 (96%)

n/a

1–2 days

1328 (3%)

n/a

3–4 days

258 (1%)

n/a

5 days

160 (< 1%)

n/a

Social gatherings < 10 people in the last 5 days

Zero days

36,970 (82%)

7698 (93%)

1–2 days

7038 (16%)

384 (5%)

3–4 days

654 (1%)

45 (< 0%)

5 days

282 (1%)

136 (2%)

Outings for fun in the last 5 days

Zero days

40,021 (89%)

n/a

1–2 days

4455 (10%)

n/a

3–4 days

379 (1%)

n/a

5 days

94 (0%)

n/a

Non-work visit to nursing home in the last 5 days

Zero days

44,636 (99%)

n/a

1–2 days

182 (< 1%)

n/a

3–4 days

70 (< 1%)

n/a

5 days

50 (< 1%)

n/a

Contact with a person in a high risk COVID group in the last 5 days

Zero days

24,879 (55%)

n/a

1–2 days

9077 (20%)

n/a

3–4 days

3315 (7%)

n/a

5 days

7665 (17%)

n/a

Recommended hand hygiene in the last 5 days

All of the time

30,440 (68%)

n/a

Most of the time

13,811 (31%)

n/a

Sometimes

652 (1%)

n/a

Rarely

67 (< 1%)

n/a

Handling packages/deliveries

Extra steps to disinfect

n/a

4025 (48%)

Not disinfecting but more hand washing

n/a

3188 (38%)

No longer order deliveries

n/a

400 (5%)

No change

n/a

328 (4%)

Never use delivery

n/a

465 (6%)

Social interaction in last 5 days compared to normal

A lot less

38,310 (85%)

7657 (91%)

Somewhat less

4262 (9%)

491 (6%)

About the same

2099 (5%)

204 (2%)

More

258 (1%)

38 (< 1%)

Anticipated social interaction outside home in next 5 days

Less

30,782 (68%)

4356 (52%)

About the same

13,347 (30%)

3786 (45%)

More

463 (1%)

180 (2%)

Haven’t thought about

361 (1%)

81 (1%)

Opinion on mandated shutdown of MI gathering places

Important

39,440 (88%)

n/a

Helpful

4580 (10%)

n/a

Not Helpful

335 (1%)

n/a

Harmful

523 (1%)

n/a

Don’t Know

94 (< 1%)

n/a

Opinion on State of Michigan Shelter in Place

Important

n/a

7640 (91%)

Helpful

n/a

616 (7%)

Not Helpful

n/a

60 (1%)

Harmful

n/a

73 (1%)

Don’t Know

n/a

19 (< 1%)

  1. COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, n/a not asked in that particular survey
  2. aMore than one respondent from the same household is possible
  3. bFor Survey 2, this refers to the respondent experiencing symptoms only