A cross-sectional international study shows confidence in public health scientists predicts use of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions

Table 6 Regressions predicting mask use (mask)

Variable	USA		Japan		HK
Variable	B	P	B	P	B	p
trust_govt	-0.06	0.495	-0.18	0.052	-0.90	0.000***
confidence_phs	0.63	0.000***	0.21	0.041*	0.58	0.000***
partic_civic	0.03	0.706	-0.21	0.007**	-0.27	0.042*
voted	0.53	0.001***	0.74	0.000***	0.75	0.003**
voteP	0.73	0.005**	0.01	0.981	0.47	0.323
govt_empl	-0.75	0.000***	-0.50	0.011*	-1.29	0.000***
Income	0.02	0.483	0.00	0.881	-0.01	0.858
Educ	-0.01	0.934	0.09	0.233	-0.01	0.968
Age	0.30	0.000***	0.05	0.295	0.29	0.004**
Town	0.04	0.776	0.10	0.567	-0.08	0.825
Rural	0.25	0.201	0.17	0.307	-0.31	0.543
Female	0.72	0.000***	0.95	0.000***	0.49	0.034*
gender prefer not to say	-1.00	0.003**	0.04	0.955	11.85	0.000***
Conservative	-0.05	0.383	0.26	0.003**	0.06	0.666

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