Table 2 Sociodemographic and health risk factors associated with consistent engagement in preventive behaviors in bivariate analyses (n = 2,132)
Characteristics | Wear face mask indoors | p-value | Physical distance indoors | p-value | Physical distance outdoors/in public settings | p-value | Avoid crowds/poorly ventilated spaces | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | Â | n (%) | Â | n (%) | Â | n (%) | Â |
Total | 1,190 (58.0) | Â | 922 (44.9) | Â | 1,025 (50.0) | Â | 1598 (77.0) | Â |
Sociodemographic | ||||||||
 Age: mean = 24.8 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.680 |
  18–19 years old | 174 (55.4) |  | 139 (44.3) |  | 151 (48.2) |  | 252 (80.3) |  |
  20–29 years old | 759 (55.6) |  | 572 (41.9) |  | 652 (47.7) |  | 1,052 (77.1) |  |
  30–39 years old | 162 (68.1) |  | 137 (57.6) |  | 143 (60.1) |  | 188 (79,3) |  |
  40 +  | 61 (74.4) |  | 47 (56.6) |  | 49 (59.0) |  | 62 (74.7) |  |
  50 years or older | 20 (71.4) |  | 21 (75.0) |  | 17 (60.7) |  | 22 (78.6) |  |
 Gender |  | 0.231 |  | 0.221 |  | 0.446 |  |  < 0.001 |
  Male | 278 (58.2) |  | 213 (44.6) |  | 235 (49.2) |  | 342 (71.7) |  |
  Female | 873 (57.5) |  | 677 (44.5) |  | 757 (49.8) |  | 1,207 (79.5) |  |
  Trans/Queer/Not included | 38 (69.1) |  | 31 (56.4) |  | 32 (58.2) |  | 49 (89.1) |  |
 Race/ethnicity |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
  White | 333 (57.9) |  | 251 (43.6) |  | 249 (43.2) |  | 375 (65.1) |  |
  Asian | 369 (55.0) |  | 274 (40.8) |  | 345 (51.4) |  | 586 (87.3) |  |
  Black | 58 (63.0) |  | 45 (48.9) |  | 52 (56.5) |  | 81 (89.0) |  |
  Latinx/Hispanic | 197 (61.6) |  | 154 (48.1) |  | 173 (54.1) |  | 254 (79.4) |  |
  Other | 59 (79.7) |  | 50 (67.6) |  | 49 (66.2) |  | 58 (78.4) |  |
  Multiple race/ethnicity | 169 (53.7) |  | 144 (45.7) |  | 153 (48.6) |  | 240 (76.2) |  |
 Marital status |  | 0.007 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.806 |
  Never married | 876 (56.1) |  | 668 (42,8) |  | 751 (48.1) |  | 1,216 (78.0) |  |
  Married/live with partner | 232 (64.1) |  | 189 (51.9) |  | 205 (56.3) |  | 278 (76.6) |  |
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 31 (68.9) |  | 29 (64.4) |  | 25 (55.6) |  | 34 (75.6) |  |
 Sexual orientation |  | 0.931 |  | 0.175 |  | 0.882 |  | 0.836 |
  Straight | 872 (56.1) |  | 665 (43.8) |  | 758 (50.0) |  | 1,172 (77.3) |  |
  Gay | 40 (57.1) |  | 31 (44.3) |  | 32 (45.7) |  | 54 (77.1) |  |
  Lesbian | 23 (63.9) |  | 22 (61.1) |  | 21 (58.3) |  | 30 (83.3) |  |
  Bisexual | 119 (57.8) |  | 95 (46.1) |  | 100 (48.5) |  | 160 (77.7) |  |
  Queer | 54 (62.1) |  | 47 (54.0) |  | 42 (48.3) |  | 72 (82.8) |  |
  Other | 27 (60.0) |  | 41 (46.7) |  | 22 (48.9) |  | 35 (77.8) |  |
 Religion |  | 0.776 |  | 0.006 |  | 0.165 |  |  < 0.001 |
  Christian-Catholic | 321 (56.2) |  | 250 (43.7) |  | 288 (50.4) |  | 469 (82.1) |  |
  Christian-Non Catholic | 159 (59.3) |  | 108 (40.3) |  | 129 (48.1) |  | 189 (70.8) |  |
  Muslim | 32 (64.0) |  | 35 (70.0) |  | 31 (62.0) |  | 42 (84.0) |  |
  Buddhism | 54 (61.4) |  | 40 (45.5) |  | 49 (55.7) |  | 77 (87.5) |  |
  Hinduism | 29 (52.7) |  | 31 (56.4) |  | 33 (60.0) |  | 47 (45.5) |  |
  Judaism | 28 (66.7) |  | 22 (52.4) |  | 22 (54.2) |  | 25 (59.5) |  |
  Other | 31 (58.5) |  | 26 (49.1) |  | 30 (56.6) |  | 44 (83.0) |  |
  Unaffiliated | 483 (57.7) |  | 369 (44.1) |  | 394 (47.1) |  | 632 (75.5) |  |
 Political ideology |  | 0.008 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |
  Conservative/very conservative | 42 (43.3) |  | 28 (28.6) |  | 30 (30.6) |  | 53 (54.6) |  |
  Center | 260 (56.4) |  | 192 (41.7) |  | 229 (49.7) |  | 349 (75.7) |  |
  Liberal | 588 (58.1) |  | 442 (43.6) |  | 498 (49.2) |  | 798 (78.8) |  |
  Very liberal | 292 (61.9) |  | 251 (53.2) |  | 260 (55.1) |  | 389 (82.4) |  |
Number of people in household: mean = 3.5 |  | 0.496 |  | 0.440 |  | 0.185 |  | 0.021 |
 Essential worker |  | 0.296 |  | 0.032 |  | 0.004 |  | 0.995 |
  Yes | 354 (56.3) |  | 260 (41.3) |  | 284 (45.2) |  | 489 (77.9) |  |
  No | 836 (58.8) |  | 662 (46.5) |  | 741 (52.0) |  | 1,109 (77.9) |  |
 Feeling about income |  | 0.873 |  | 0.454 |  | 0.008 |  |  |
  Comfortable | 324 (57.1) |  | 420 (42.3) |  | 262 (46.2) |  | 429 (75.5) | 0.389 |
  Getting by | 454 (75.4) |  | 357 (45.1) |  | 395 (49.9) |  | 623 (78.7) |  |
  Difficult | 240 (59.3) |  | 188 (46.4) |  | 200 (49.4) |  | 312 (77.4) |  |
  Very difficult | 117 (59.4) |  | 94 (47.7) |  | 119 (60.4) |  | 159 (80.7) |  |
Health Risks | ||||||||
 Has high-risk health condition |  | 0.249 |  | 0.149 |  | 0.601 |  |  |
  Yes | 188 (61.0) |  | 150 (48.7) |  | 158 (51.3) |  | 242 (78.6) |  |
  No | 1,002 (57.5) |  | 772 (44.2) |  | 866 (49.7) |  | 1,355 (78.8) |  |
 Live with someone with high-risk health condition |  | 0.821 |  | 0.147 |  | 0.135 |  | 0.001 |
  Yes | 352 (58.4) |  | 286 (47.4) |  | 317 (52.5) |  | 498 (82.4) |  |
  No | 838 (57.8) |  | 636 (43.9) |  | 798 (48.9) |  | 1,100 (76.0) |  |