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Table 4 COVID-19 concerns, perceived threat, guideline adherence, discussions, and knowledge by support for school mask requirements

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

 

Total

N (%)

Supportive

N (%)

Neutral

N (%)

Unsupportive

N (%)

Health concerns

 Worried about my health

True

8060 (18.8)

6486 (22.4)

1202 (12.2)

372 (9.6)

Neutral

9107 (21.3)

6545 (22.6)

2125 (21.5)

437 (11.2)

False

25,600 (59.9)

15,959 (55.1)

6563 (66.4)

3078 (79.2)

 Worried about family’s health

True

24,752 (57.9)

18,552 (64.0)

4772 (48.3)

1428 (36.7)

Neutral

8777 (20.5)

5352 (18.5)

2591 (26.2)

834 (21.5)

False

9238 (21.6)

5086 (17.5)

2527 (25.6)

1625 (41.8)

Perceived risk

 Little risk to young people

True

16,427 (38.4)

9725 (33.5)

4358 (44.1)

2344 (60.3)

Neutral

12,186 (28.5)

8541 (29.5)

3006 (30.4)

639 (16.4)

False

14,154 (33.1)

10,724 (37.0)

2526 (25.5)

904 (23.3)

 Only dangerous for elderly

Yes

7407 (17.3)

3664 (12.6)

2117 (21.4)

1626 (41.8)

No

35,360 (82.7)

25,326 (87.4)

7773 (78.6)

2261 (58.2)

Knowledge

 Symptoms always present

Yes

3653 (8.5)

2071 (7.1)

1033 (10.4)

549 (14.1)

No

3653 (91.5)

26,919 (92.9)

8857 (89.6)

3338 (85.9)

 Masks prevent transmission

Yes

36,614 (85.6)

26,554 (91.6)

7876 (79.6)

2184 (56.2)

No

6153 (14.4)

2436 (8.4)

2014 (20.4)

1703 (43.8)

 Prevention discussions

Always/Sometimes

30,632 (71.6)

22,485 (77.6)

6356 (64.3)

1791 (46.1)

Never

12,135 (28.4)

6505 (22.4)

3534 (35.7)

2096 (53.9)

  1. Survey data from Canadian secondary school students that participated in the COMPASS study during the 2020/21 school year. Percentages represent proportions of the column n