Table 3 Pairwise correlations between county-level COVID-19-related policies (January-March 2021)
From: The U.S. COVID-19 County Policy Database: a novel resource to support pandemic-related research
School closing | Workplace closing | Cancel public events | Restrictions on private gatherings | Close public transport | Stay at home requirements | Gym closing | Restaurant closing | Bar closing | Movie theater closing | Childcare closing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School closing | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Workplace closing | 0.66 | 1.00 | |||||||||
Cancel public events | 0.47 | 0.42 | 1.00 | ||||||||
Restrictions on private gatherings | -0.12 | -0.23 | 0.17 | 1.00 | |||||||
Close public transport | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.23 | -0.07 | 1.00 | ||||||
Stay at home requirements | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.42 | -0.15 | 0.40 | 1.00 | |||||
Gym closing | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.46 | -0.21 | 0.36 | 0.76 | 1.00 | ||||
Restaurant closing | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.61 | -0.08 | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 1.00 | |||
Bar closing | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.28 | -0.27 | 0.10 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 1.00 | ||
Movie theater closing | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.65 | -0.02 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.45 | 1.00 | |
Childcare closing | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 1.00 |
Hair salon/barber shop closing | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.25 |
Restrictions on religious gatherings | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.55 | -0.03 | 0.28 | 0.61 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.44 | 0.83 | 0.25 |
Nursing home visitation restrictions | 0.24 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.01 | -0.00 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
Curfew requirement | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
Housing financial support | -0.06 | -0.01 | -0.10 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.02 | -0.05 | -0.10 | -0.04 | -0.17 | -0.06 |
Utility support | 0.06 | -0.06 | -0.00 | -0.10 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.08 | -0.01 | -0.16 |
Public information campaigns | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.23 |
Testing policy | -0.04 | -0.23 | -0.08 | -0.00 | -0.07 | -0.16 | -0.13 | -0.16 | -0.10 | -0.11 | 0.08 |
Contact tracing | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.34 | -0.02 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
Facial coverings | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
Vaccination policy | -0.09 | -0.09 | -0.09 | -0.13 | -0.14 | 0.07 | 0.06 | -0.09 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -0.16 |
Hair salon/barber shop closing | Restrictions on religious gatherings | Nursing home visitation restrictions | Curfew requirement | Housing financial support | Utility support | Public information campaigns | Testing policy | Contact tracing | Facial coverings | Vaccination policy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School closing | |||||||||||
Workplace closing | |||||||||||
Cancel public events | |||||||||||
Restrictions on private gatherings | |||||||||||
Close public transport | |||||||||||
Stay at home requirements | |||||||||||
Gym closing | |||||||||||
Restaurant closing | |||||||||||
Bar closing | |||||||||||
Movie theater closing | |||||||||||
Childcare closing | |||||||||||
Hair salon/barber shop closing | 1.00 | ||||||||||
Restrictions on religious gatherings | 0.53 | 1.00 | |||||||||
Nursing home visitation restrictions | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1.00 | ||||||||
Curfew requirement | 0.74 | 0.59 | -0.06 | 1.00 | |||||||
Housing financial support | 0.16 | -0.04 | -0.01 | 0.14 | 1.00 | ||||||
Utility support | -0.17 | -0.15 | 0.13 | -0.33 | 0.32 | 1.00 | |||||
Public information campaigns | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.02 | -0.02 | -0.22 | -0.02 | 1.00 | ||||
Testing policy | -0.12 | -0.10 | -0.03 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.01 | -0.06 | 1.00 | |||
Contact tracing | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.05 | -0.12 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 1.00 | ||
Facial coverings | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.06 | -0.06 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.24 | -0.11 | 0.24 | 1.00 | |
Vaccination policy | -0.24 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.17 | -0.05 | -0.01 | 0.10 | 0.09 | -0.19 | -0.05 | 1.00 |