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Table 5 Adherence with, support for, and predictions about mitigation strategies

From: Early public adherence with and support for stay-at-home COVID-19 mitigation strategies despite adverse life impact: a transnational cross-sectional survey study in the United States and Australia

 

Overall

USa

NY

LA

AU

(N = 5573)

(N = 3010)

(N = 507)

(N = 525)

(N = 1531)

Adherence with COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies

 Neither in quarantine nor spending the majority of time at home

1013

(18.2)

508

(16.9)

68

(13.4)

62

(11.8)

375

(24.5)

 In quarantine or self-isolation

4560

(81.8)

2502

(83.1)

439

(86.6)

463

(88.2)

1156

(75.5)

  Quarantineb

1946

(34.9)

1151

(38.2)

214

(42.2)

224

(42.7)

357

(23.3)

  Spending most of the time at home

2614

(46.9)

1351

(44.9)

225

(44.4)

239

(45.5)

799

(52.2)

Predictions for When COVID-19 Will Stop Affecting Daily Life

 Respondents offering predictionsc—No. (%)

5304

(95.2)

2878

(95.6)

480

(94.7)

501

(95.4)

1445

(94.4)

 Number of days from survey completion date—mean (sd)

92.5

99.37

76.4

84.12

79.4

77.02

78.6

77.45

134.0

125.51

 Calendar Date

7/5/2020

6/16/2020

6/22/2020

6/21/2020

8/15/2020

Public Priorities for COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies

 Government should impose stay-at-home orderd—No. (%)

  No

551

(9.9)

300

(10.0)

45

(8.9)

36

(6.9)

170

(11.1)

  Yes

5022

(90.1)

2710

(90.0)

462

(91.1)

489

(93.1)

1361

(88.9)

   for 1 week

89

(1.6)

56

(1.9)

6

(1.2)

8

(1.5)

19

(1.2)

   for 2 weeks

373

(6.7)

215

(7.1)

46

(9.1)

25

(4.8)

87

(5.7)

   for 3 weeks

457

(8.2)

271

(9.0)

51

(10.1)

49

(9.3)

86

(5.6)

   for at least 1 month

2201

(39.5)

1298

(43.1)

190

(37.5)

254

(48.4)

459

(30.0)

   until health officials say it is safe

1562

(28.0)

737

(24.5)

133

(26.2)

127

(24.2)

565

(36.9)

   until government officials say it is safe

340

(6.1)

133

(4.4)

36

(7.1)

26

(5.0)

145

(9.5)

  By political affiliation

   Very liberal

701

(12.6)

410

(13.6)

97

(19.1)

94

(17.9)

100

(6.5)

    No

51

(0.9)

30

(1.0)

4

(0.8)

2

(0.4)

15

(1.0)

    Yes

650

(11.7)

380

(12.6)

93

(18.3)

92

(17.5)

85

(5.6)

   Somewhat liberal

1121

(20.1)

586

(19.5)

107

(21.1)

129

(24.6)

299

(19.5)

    No

64

(1.1)

28

(0.9)

4

(0.8)

6

(1.1)

26

(1.7)

    Yes

1057

(19.0)

558

(18.5)

103

(20.3)

123

(23.4)

273

(17.8)

   Neither liberal nor conservative

1465

(26.3)

727

(24.2)

122

(24.1)

126

(24.0)

490

(32.0)

    No

161

(2.9)

81

(2.7)

9

(1.8)

9

(1.7)

62

(4.0)

    Yes

1304

(23.4)

646

(21.5)

113

(22.3)

117

(22.3)

428

(28.0)

   Somewhat conservative

1097

(19.7)

621

(20.6)

80

(15.8)

84

(16.0)

312

(20.4)

    No

117

(2.1)

59

(2.0)

12

(2.4)

12

(2.3)

34

(2.2)

    Yes

980

(17.6)

562

(18.7)

68

(13.4)

72

(13.7)

278

(18.2)

   Very conservative

701

(12.6)

484

(16.1)

60

(11.8)

58

(11.0)

99

(6.5)

    No

97

(1.7)

70

(2.3)

11

(2.2)

6

(1.1)

10

(0.7)

    Yes

604

(10.8)

414

(13.8)

49

(9.7)

52

(9.9)

89

(5.8)

   Apolitical/prefer not to say

488

(8.8)

182

(6.0)

41

(8.1)

34

(6.5)

231

(15.1)

    No

61

(1.1)

32

(1.1)

5

(1.0)

1

(0.2)

23

(1.5)

    Yes

427

(7.7)

150

(5.0)

36

(7.1)

33

(6.3)

208

(13.6)

  1. Survey responses are reported using descriptive statistics as indicated, including number of respondents (No.), percentage of respondents (%), mean, and standard deviation (sd)
  2. aRespondents in the US sample do not include those who were separately recruited for the NY or LA samples, but include respondents from these cities
  3. bQuarantine was defined as “not attending public places, including work, supermarkets or pharmacies, school or childcare, places of worship, etc. Individuals in quarantine do not have visitors and only live with people who usually live in your home. They stay at home or accommodation unless medical care is required.”
  4. cPredictions in the year 2030 or beyond were excluded. There were six such predictions: (US, 8/6/2064, 2/1/2071), (LA, 1/1/2030, 1/1/2032, 12/31/2050), (AU, 8/10/2066)
  5. dStay-at-home was defined as “all non-essential services, such as dine-in restaurants, bars, social venues, gyms, fitness studios, and convention centers, are shut down. Essential services, such as groceries, pharmacies, gas stations, food banks, convenience stores, and delivery restaurants, remain open. Banks, local governments that provide services, and law enforcement agencies also remain open” 
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