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Table 6 Characteristics associated with non-adherence with and non-support for COVID-19 mitigation measures

From: Early public adherence with and support for stay-at-home COVID-19 mitigation strategies despite adverse life impact: a transnational cross-sectional survey study in the United States and Australia

Non-adherence: aPRs for neither being in quarantine nor spending most of the time at home

 

Nations

US and Australia n = 4537

Cities

New York and Los Angeles n = 1032

aPR

95% CI

P

aPR

95% CI

P

Gendera (reference: Male)

 Female

0.81

(0.72, 0.91)

0.001

0.67

(0.48, 0.93)

0.016

Age group, years (reference: ≥65)

 18–24

0.59

(0.46, 0.76)

< 0.001

0.65

(0.29, 1.44)

0.29

 25–44

0.88

(0.74, 1.04)

0.13

1.29

(0.76, 2.17)

0.34

 45–64

1.07

(0.91, 1.25)

0.40

1.50

(0.91, 2.46)

0.11

Political ideology (reference: Centre)

 Very Liberal

0.64

(0.50, 0.82)

< 0.001

1.05

(0.64, 1.71)

0.85

 Slightly Liberal

0.64

(0.53, 0.78)

< 0.001

0.76

(0.45, 1.27)

0.29

 Slightly Conservative

0.89

(0.76, 1.05)

0.18

0.95

(0.57, 1.59)

0.85

 Very Conservative

0.93

(0.76, 1.13)

0.44

1.15

(0.68, 1.94)

0.59

 Apolitical and/or prefer not to say

1.22

(1.00, 1.48)

0.049

1.35

(0.74, 2.46)

0.33

Regionb (reference: Australia and LA, respectively)

 US and NY, respectively

0.72

(0.63, 0.81)

< 0.001

1.12

(0.81, 1.54)

0.50

Non-Support: aPRs for not supporting stay-at-home orders

 

Nations

US and Australia n = 4537

Cities

New York and Los Angeles n = 1032

aPR

95% CI

P

aPR

95% CI

P

Gendera (reference: Male)

 Female

0.67

(0.57, 0.80)

< 0.001

0.78

(0.51, 1.19)

0.25

Age group, years (reference: ≥65)

 18–24

1.83

(1.30, 2.56)

< 0.001

1.44

(0.58, 3.56)

0.43

 25–44

1.71

(1.29, 2.27)

< 0.001

1.42

(0.74, 2.73)

0.29

 45–64

1.73

(1.31, 2.29)

< 0.001

1.53

(0.81, 2.86)

0.19

Political ideology (reference: Centre)

 Very Liberal

0.77

(0.56, 1.07)

0.12

0.44

(0.18, 1.07)

0.070

 Slightly Liberal

0.53

(0.39, 0.72)

< 0.001

0.66

(0.31, 1.41)

0.29

 Slightly Conservative

0.90

(0.70, 1.15)

0.40

2.14

(1.20, 3.83)

0.010

 Very Conservative

1.24

(0.96, 1.60)

0.11

2.04

(1.09, 3.82)

0.027

 Apolitical and/or prefer not to say

1.13

(0.84, 1.53)

0.41

0.96

(0.40, 2.29)

0.92

Regionb (reference: Australia and LA, respectively)

 US and NY, respectively

0.90

(0.75, 1.09)

0.28

1.27

(0.84, 1.93)

0.25

  1. aFor the multivariable analysis, respondents who reported a gender other than Male or Female (i.e., “Other,” n = 4 [2 in the US sample, 2 in the Australian sample]) were excluded due to small cell sizes
  2. bRegional reference groups were chosen to represent estimated prevalence ratios for dependent variables in high versus low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence regions
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