Table 3 Distribution of intrapandemic-COVID-19 risk mitigating activities COVID-19 risk mitigating activities were only available in the HELIUS COVID-19 online sub-study.
Variable name & Categories | Total N = 553 | Dutch origin N = 253 | South Asian Surinamese origin N = 73 | African Surinamese origin N = 95 | Ghanaian origin N = 12 | Turkish origin N = 60 | Moroccan origin N = 60 |
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 N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
How difficult or easy is it for you to regularly wash your hands for 20Â s with soap and water? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 425(76.9) | 190(75.1) | 56(76.7) | 78(82.1) | 9(75.0) | 49(81.7) | 43(71.7) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 107(19.3) | 60(23.7) | 15(20.5) | 14(14.7) | 1(8.3) | 7(11.7) | 10(16.7) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to always cough or sneeze into your elbow (instead of into your hand or in the air)? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 444(80.3) | 214(84.6) | 51(69.9) | 78(82.1) | 8(66.7) | 51(85.0) | 42(70.0) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 88(15.9) | 36(14.2) | 20(27.4) | 14(14.7) | 2(16.7) | 5(8.3) | 11(18.3) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to always use a paper tissue to wipe or blow your nose (instead of your sleeve or your hand, or a cotton handkerchief)? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 448(81.0) | 194(76.7) | 60(82.2) | 87(91.6) | 8(66.7) | 52(86.7) | 47(78.3) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 84(15.2) | 56(22.1) | 11(15.1) | 5(5.3) | 2(16.7) | 4(6.7) | 6(10.0) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to stay at home as much as possible? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 220(39.8) | 91(36.0) | 33(45.2) | 50(52.6) | 4(33.3) | 23(38.3) | 19(31.7) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 312(56.4) | 159(62.8) | 38(52.1) | 42(44.2) | 6(50.0) | 33(55.0) | 34(56.7) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to always stay 1.5Â m away from other people (except within your family/household)? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 207(37.4) | 79(31.2) | 31(42.5) | 48(50.5) | 6(50.0) | 23(38.3) | 20(33.3) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 325(58.8) | 171(67.6) | 40(54.8) | 44(46.3) | 4(33.3) | 33(55.0) | 33(55.0) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to not visit people whose health is already at risk of COVID-19? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 331(59.9) | 133(52.6) | 46(63.0) | 75(78.9) | 7(58.3) | 40(66.7) | 30(50.0) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 201(36.3) | 117(46.2) | 25(34.2) | 17(17.9) | 3(25.0) | 16(26.7) | 23(38.3) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to not shake hands? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 460(83.2) | 219(86.6) | 57(78.1) | 79(83.2) | 7(58.3) | 50(83.3) | 48(80.0) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 72(13.0) | 31(12.3) | 14(19.2) | 13(13.7) | 3(25.0) | 6(10.0) | 5(8.3) |
How difficult or easy is it for you to wear a face mask in public? | |||||||
Very easy + easy | 361(65.3) | 166(65.6) | 47(64.4) | 70(73.7) | 8(66.7) | 43(71.7) | 27(45.0) |
Very difficult + difficult + neutral | 171(30.9) | 84(33.2) | 24(32.9) | 22(23.2) | 2(16.7) | 13(21.7) | 26(43.3) |