{"id":99192,"date":"2021-01-21T14:38:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=99192"},"modified":"2021-01-21T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:39:16","slug":"study-half-of-u-s-adults-not-wearing-masks-during-close-contact-with-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/01\/21\/study-half-of-u-s-adults-not-wearing-masks-during-close-contact-with-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Half of U.S. adults not wearing masks during close contact with others"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOS ANGELES – Three out of 10 Los Angeles County residents and nearly half of adults in the U.S. don’t wear protective face masks when they are in close contact with people who live outside their households, according to findings released Thursday of an ongoing study by researchers at USC.<\/p>\n

The USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America Study<\/em> found that 67% of Los Angeles County residents are likely to wear face masks when in contact with people from other households, and that 63% wear face masks while exercising outside, compared with the national average of 22%.\u00a0Los Angeles County residents were also less likely to come into contact with people outside of their households, according to researchers.<\/p>\n

The study found that 83% of U.S. adults view wearing a mask as an effective way to stay safe from COVID-19, but that two-thirds of Americans reported being less than six feet from people outside their household in early December and that only 51% said they always or mostly wore a mask while doing so, researchers said.<\/p>\n