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Table 2 Support for wearing masks in indoor public spaces by support for schools requiring mask use

From: Support for mask use as a COVID-19 public health measure among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students

 

Mask wearing in indoor public spaces

 

Supportive

N (%)

Neutral

N (%)

Unsupportive

N (%)

Total

N (%)

Full Sample

 Support for school mask requirements

Supportive

27,453 (64.2)

965 (2.3)

572 (1.3)

28,990 (67.8)

Neutral

6602 (15.4)

2319 (5.4)

969 (2.3)

9890 (23.1)

Unsupportive

983 (2.3)

738 (1.7)

2166 (5.1)

3887 (9.1)

Total

35,038 (81.9)

4022 (9.4)

3707 (8.7)

42,767 (100.0)

Females

 Support for school mask requirements

Supportive

15,352 (67.7)

472 (2.1)

229 (1.0)

16,053 (70.8)

Neutral

3260 (14.4)

1185 (5.2)

461 (2.0)

4906 (21.7)

Unsupportive

411 (1.8)

376 (1.7)

914 (4.0)

1701 (7.5)

Total

19,023 (83.9)

2033 (9.0)

1604 (7.1)

22,660 (100.0)

Males

 Support for school mask requirements

Supportive

11,056 (59.3)

464 (2.5)

540 (2.9)

11,841 (63.5)

Neutral

3143 (16.9)

1079 (5.8)

343 (1.8)

4711 (25.3)

Unsupportive

540 (2.9)

343 (1.8)

1201 (6.4)

2084 (11.2)

Total

14,739 (79.1)

1886 (10.1)

2011 (10.8)

18,636 (100.0)

  1. Survey data from Canadian secondary school students that participated in the COMPASS study during the 2020/21 school year