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Table 4 Use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)

From: Non-pharmaceutical interventions and risk of COVID-19 infection: survey of U.K. public from November 2020 – May 2021

NPI

COVID-19 infection

Never

Sometimes

Quite often

Very often

Always

Wearing a face covering

Yes (n = 2326)

284 (12.2)

157 (6.8)

198 (8.5)

494 (21.2)

1193 (51.3)

No (n = 23,404)

540 (2.3)

1369 (5.9)

1995 (8.5)

5477 (23.4)

14,023 (59.9)

Social distancing

Yes (n = 2331)

197 (8.5)

418 (17.9)

384 (16.5)

659 (28.3)

673 (28.9)

No (n = 23,357)

560 (2.4)

2830 (12.1)

4117 (17.6)

7400 (31.7)

8450 (36.2)

Handwashing when arriving home

Yes (n = 2371)

86 (3.6)

204 (8.6)

310 (13.1)

541 (22.8)

1230 (51.9)

No (n = 23,473)

497(2.1)

1449 (6.2)

2267 (9.7)

4574 (19.5)

14,686 (62.6)

Handwashing before eating

Yes (n = 2361)

83 (3.5)

307 (13.0)

324 (13.7)

542 (23.0)

1105 (46.8)

No (n = 23,371)

1323 (5.7)

4003 (17.1)

3171 (13.6)

5169 (22.1)

9705 (41.5)

Avoid touching face

Yes (n = 2304)

248 (10.8)

547 (23.7)

504 (21.9)

579 (25.1)

426 (18.5)

No (n = 23,041)

2953 (12.8)

6296 (27.3)

4976 (21.6)

5267 (22.9)

3549 (15.4)

Cleaning things

Yes (n = 2337)

209 (8.9)

452 (19.3)

471 (20.2)

582 (24.9)

623 (26.7)

No (n = 23,346)

3024 (13.0)

6093 (26.1)

5101 (21.9)

5436 (23.3)

3692 (15.8)

Avoid touching others’ pets

Yes (n = 1811)

395 (21.8)

222 (12.3)

158 (8.7)

209 (11.5)

827 (45.7)

No (n = 19,786)

6995 (35.4)

3057 (15.5)

1473 (7.4)

2316 (11.7)

5945 (30.1)

Other

Yes (n = 2126)

852 (40.1)

315 (14.8)

242 (11.4)

291 (13.7)

426 (20.0)

No (n = 22,146)

11,927 (53.9)

2707 (12.2)

1704 (7.7)

2296 (10.4)

3512 (15.9)