Table 3 Perceptions of the necessity of public health measures
On a scale of 1 to 10 (ranging from 1 ‘Completely unnecessary’ to 10 ‘Absolutely essential’) please indicate how necessary you think the following lockdown restrictions were to contain the Covid-19? | |||||
Lockdown March/April | Lockdown November/December | ||||
Completely unnecessarya | Absolutely essentiala | Completely unnecessarya | Absolutely essentiala | ||
Commuting to and from work only when absolutely necessary | 8% | 48% | Restrictions on leaving private living space | 16% | 31% |
Walks only with people living in the same household | 15% | 32% | Distance of one meter in public space for people from different households | 6% | 71% |
Closure of all non-essential shops and business premises | 15% | 37% | Closure of all non-essential shops and business premises | 13% | 38% |
Only necessary purchases e.g. groceries, medication | 11% | 47% | School closings and distance learning | 26% | 22% |
No physical contact with family members outside the same household | 20% | 27% | Physical contact only with closest relatives or individual important caregivers | 14% | 40% |
Mouth and nose protection in open business premises and public transport | 20% | 41% | Mouth and nose protection in open business premises and on public transport | 5% | 80% |
Visits in nursing homes and hospitals once a week | 12% | 34% | |||
Switch to home office wherever possible | 5% | 63% | |||