On Friday, Apr. 10, the United States of America (USA) has reached its deadliest day with more than 2,000 deaths due to Coronavirus. As of today, records show approximately 18,000 already died while 504,000 were under confirmed cases. Although the numbers are still increasing, a recent survey shows more than half of the United States population of men still do not get how deadly this virus is for everyone.
Boys will be boys: US men likely to break Coronavirus rules says survey
As reported via Daily Mail UK, more than half of the total percentage of American men still do not follow the Coronavirus rules and safety protocols implemented in the states.
Wired and GoodRx recently made a mass survey asking one simple question that must be answered by 100,000 Americans in all 50 states. The question asks: "Do you live in an area that is currently under a stay-at-home order due to the pandemic?"
The researchers found out that a lot of Americans still don't understand how stay-at-home orders work, social distancing, or even the virus itself.
15% of the population said that they're still confused about the new policies. 10% of the population even admitting disregarding social distancing, and have gone to a restaurant, visited someone else's home or attended a large gathering in the past week.
Interestingly, 60% that answered 'yes' from the survey were men.
Men still go out in restaurants while women go to the grocery
GoodRx graph shows that 60% of men gone to a club, restaurant, etc. while 64% also visited or invited people to their homes during lockdown between Mar. 23 to Apr. 5.
On the other hand, women seemed to practice more social distancing in the past week. The study finds a lower percentage of 40% of U.S. women visit clubs, while a higher percentage prefer to go to the grocery with 54%.
A lot of U.S. states are still under confusion
Since stay-at-home orders are still very uncommon to most Americans, it is kind of understandable for most citizens to have confusion regarding the policies.
In New York, the study shows 25% of citizens still don't understand the entire rules of stay-at-home order. While California, Colorado, Michigan, and Illinois, also recorded 15% of the population are misinformed with the new rules. Michigan, interestingly, has the least misinformation with 13%.
Almost all states already implemented their versions of lockdown orders since the numbers continue to increase.
What to do during the stay-at-home order?
The US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) reiterated that social distancing is one of the major things that all citizens around the country should properly practice. In this way, the virus will stop transferring from one person to another-- lessening the increasing death rates in the U.S.
Stay at home, that's what the government wants you to do.
