October 9, 2020 4:00 a.m.
Surveys released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority show that most residents are wearing masks in public, but many continue to gather socially on a frequent basis.
An OHA release said a survey of 1,000 Oregonians conducted by DHM Research found that:
*More than 8 in 10 report wearing masks nearly all of the time in public indoor spaces
*More than 2 in 3 avoid crowded places
*More than 6 in 10 are staying 6 feet apart when in public
The survey also found the following about how often people attend gatherings:
*Half of Oregonians report attending about 4 or more social gatherings in the previous 2 weeks
*1 in 5 Oregonians say they have attended at least 1 social gathering of more than 10 people in the past 2 weeks
*16 percent of respondents said they participated in 11 or more social gatherings in the previous 2 weeks.
OHA said a separate survey of 468 Latinx Oregonians conducted in Spanish by Lara Media found:
*87 percent of respondents reported wearing a face mask nearly all the time while in public indoor spaces
*More than half of respondents avoid crowded places
*More than 6 in 10 are staying 6 feet apart when in public
OHA Director Patrick Allen said the results shows that nearly all Oregonians understand it’s important to wear a mask. Allen said fewer Oregonians believe they’re at risk of getting sick and too many people are socializing indoors in bigger groups. He said it is hard to sustain the changes everyone has had to make in their lives to keep themselves and others safe from COVID-19. Allen said, “But we won’t be able to prevent more infections, and get more schools and businesses open in Oregon, until more people act with urgency and avoid the social super-spreader gatherings that have driven COVID-19 transmission and disease in Oregon”.
Full reports of each survey can be found at the OHA website: https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19
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