Table 3 Coefficients of drivers of willingness to comply with physical distancing

Additive constant

39

30

38

50

42

40

37

Situation: dangerous virus spreading wildly

1

0

1

1

1

2

4

Situation: health experts suggest what to do but the government has been reactive rather than proactive to the pandemic

2

1

1

1

5

0

7

Situation: all the news seems to be about the COVID-19 virus

1

− 1

2

0

3

2

7

Situation: media exaggerates new strain of influenza…people are panicking

1

2

3

0

1

1

1

Physical distancing: everyone should socialize and work only from home on internet, e.g. zoom/Skype

0

− 1

0

− 2

0

3

1

Physical distancing: everyone should stay 2 m (6 ft.) apart

− 1

− 2

1

− 3

− 2

1

0

Physical distancing: Everyone should wear a mask everywhere

− 2

− 2

0

− 3

1

− 3

− 2

Physical distancing: everyone should be confined to within 100 m (300 ft.) of home

− 1

− 4

1

− 5

0

4

0

Who communicates the policy: home front command

2

7

2

− 1

− 2

− 3

2

Who communicates the policy: state government

0

3

2

− 1

− 2

− 5

1

Compliance policy: only 60 and over allowed to buy groceries during first 2 h of the store day

0

5

− 2

− 1

− 3

− 1

− 2

Who communicates the policy: media

1

5

2

− 3

− 2

− 3

3

Who communicates the policy: religious leaders

0

3

1

− 1

− 2

− 4

3

Compliance policy: designated young volunteer for priority shopping… for elderly & disabled

− 1

1

2

− 3

− 2

− 2

2

Compliance policy: food (3 people at a time) gas (attendant dispenses)…pharmacy (1 person at a time)

0

2

− 1

− 1

− 3

− 2

3

Compliance policy: military lockdown

0

2

− 2

1

− 3

− 5

0